Morris, William

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Morris, William (1834–96) English artist, craftsman, writer, social reformer, and printer. Associated with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood (PRB), he founded (1861) the Arts and Crafts Movement, a collection of decorators and designers influenced by medieval craftsmanship. Morris is perhaps best remembered for his wallpaper designs, which anticipated art nouveau in their use of the S-curve. In the 1880s he became interested in socialism, writing The Dream of John Ball (1886–87) and News from Nowhere (1890). In 1890, Morris founded Kelmscott Press.

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