Choice 评论
This handsome book with a spine of William Morris's Willow Bough wallpaper and fabric design was published to accompany the exhibition of the same name at the National Portrait Gallery, London. The primary interest for most readers will be Morris's works in various media, including wallpaper, fabric, graphic art, and architecture, reproduced here mostly in color. However, the work goes beyond to include drawings, paintings, and photographs of people and architecture influenced by Morris for the next 100 years, including C. R. Ashbee, Dorothy Elmhirst, C. F. A. Voysey, Hugh Casson, Eric Gill, Abram Games, and Terence Conran. Alas, dates are often omitted. There are excellent chapters on Morris and the Red House circle, sexual politics and libertarianism, the meaning of the handmade object, the garden city movement, and interwar artistic commentaries and the Festival of Britain. Also included is a detailed bibliography arranged by subject. Though there is less emphasis on Morris's life, there is more on his work and continuing influence. Summing Up: Highly recommended. All readership levels. --Thomas J. McCormick, Wheaton College (MA)
《图书馆杂志》(Library Journal )书评
As one of the founders of the arts and crafts movement, designer William Morris's (1834-96) influence on generations of artists is well documented. In reaction to the great "machine of commercial tyranny" he promoted handcrafted items as well as a "democracy of art." His friends included the architect Philip Webb, Pre-Raphaelites Dante Gabriel Rossetti and Sir Edward Burne-Jones, and the painter Ford Madox Brown, who, among others, formed a creative group at Morris's home. Perhaps less well known but equally influential was Morris's impact as a poet, novelist, socialist, and environmentalist. Cultural historian and biographer MacCarthy considers his circle and his legacy in these spheres through discussions of the work of social reformers who worked with Morris. She also considers those who were inspired to carry some of his goals into the 20th century, such as Eric Gill, a sculptor and founder of a rural, artistic (and religious) community, and George Lansbury and Sir Patrick Geddes, both advocates of town and country planning. It's a well-told history illustrated with abundant archival photos and reproductions of artwork and artifacts. Extensive notes on sources and illustrations and 21 pages of brief "biographies" round out this illuminating book. Verdict A fascinating, somewhat scholarly examination of the influence of the 19th-century visionary, recommended for large public libraries and all art collections.-Daryl Grabarek, School Library Journal (c) Copyright 2015. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
