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This book explores the Arts and Crafts movement in Britain and America during the 19th century. It examines the movement's origins as both a political challenge to industrialism and a radical shift in decorative art. The book investigates the revival of the craft ethic, spearheaded by William Morris and his circle, and the establishment of guilds to embody socialist ideals.
It charts the escape from historicism towards a distinctive craft style, the impact of patronage, and the commercialisation of the craft ideal. Furthermore, the narrative considers the movement's contribution to modernism, particularly through the Glasgow School and the work of Frank Lloyd Wright, before concluding with the final formulation of house styles in California and the polychromatic idiom of artists like Frank Brangwyn.
Good, see images (some cover wear, minor initial page tear) Softcover ISBN
