ART - STYLES & ERAS

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ARTS AND CRAFTS MOVEMENT In England the Arts and Crafts movement was pioneered by William Morris and Jon Ruskin and played a role in the return of well designed, functional furniture and objects made from humble indigenous materials. A group of craftsmen - the Cotswold School - based in central england created handcrafted furniture which explored the grain of local woods.  Furniture of Gustav Stickley, Frank Lloyd Wright and the Roycrofters in US show these ideals in their furniture.  The rise of facism in Europe meant that many talented artisans left their home countries for Britain and the US. Artists of note included William Morris - 1834-1896 Philip Webb - 1831-1915 Richard Norman Shaw - 1831-1912 Edward William Godwin - 1833-1886 Walter Crane - 1845-1914 Charles Francis Annesley Voysey - 1857-1941 W R Lethaby - 1857-1931 Charles Ashbee - 1863-1942 Aubrey Vincent Beardsley - 1872-1898 Henry Hobson Richardson - 1838-1886 Notable works and Buildings of this period include: Webb: The Red House   - Bexleyheath Kent Morris: Design for Trellis Wallpaper - William Morris Gallery London Morris, Webb and Dearle: Forest Tapestry   - Victoria and Albert Museum London Duncan: Awakening Cuchulain mural  - Ramsay Lodge Edinburgh Dow: Modern Art - Smithsonian American  - Art Museum Washington DC Voysey: The Orchard  - Chorley Wood Hertfordshire Key Collections include: * THE ART BOOK an alphabetical reference guide to 500 of the world's greatest painters and sculptors from antiquity to the present day. published by Phaidon AMAZON.COM in USA AMAZON.CO.UK in UK SEARCH THE WEB-ARTS SITE G/w  AMAZON.COM - in USA return to ART STYLES & PERIODS return to WEB-ARTS

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