Multi-talented May Morris, daughter of the more-famous William, specialised in decorative needlework (Autumn & Winter at L; Spring & Summer, top R), designed jewellery & wallpaper (Honeysuckle, far R) and wrote, edited, & helped run family business https://t.co/VWHbBpK9S6

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When people on the street asked, “Aren’t you Tallulah Bankhead?”

She’d answer, “I’m what’s left of her, darling.”




Photo: Mary Morris, Tallulah Bankhead, 1942

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May Morris: Art & Life

Visit Dovecot Studios today to witness our landmark exhibition exploring the life and work of May Morris, the youngest daughter of William Morris and one of the most significant artists of the British Arts and Crafts movement.

https://t.co/1FHLSsGrMp

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Now that the recipient has received it, I can post a li’l Christmas commission I did! It features Morris, a charming young man I have had the pleasure to meet several times. He’s even sat in my lap.

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I know the colouring is simple in my more recent picture; but I think it's still a glow up, features-wise.

Jonah Morris, Dec 2019 vs Feb 2019

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'Cupid delivering Psyche' by Edward Burne-Jones, 1867. Based on a poem derived from Greek myth by William Morris, Cupid rescues his lover Psyche from the Underworld: "Rise, Psyche, and be mine for evermore". Displayed in Dreams and Nightmares exhibition.

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Cartoon portrait of artist and writer William Morris, who left this "earthly paradise" 123 years ago More caricatures of leading (male!) 19th-century figures featured in Cartoon Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Men of the Day (1873): https://t.co/OqsHCIBeYv

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William Morris died 1896. Morris was a British textile designer, poet, novelist, translator, and socialist activist associated with the British Arts and Crafts Movement. Image from A Day with William Morris, by A C Michael

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Our latest collection is inspired by May Morris, a key figure of the Arts & Crafts who was often overshadowed by her father William. Which remarkable, creative women inspire you?

Discover more -> https://t.co/CeFdrLquYX

Image credit:

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Pattern 70: "Pink and Rose", wallpaper. J.H. Dearle or William Morris, 1891.
Printed: Jeffrey & Co.
Image: V&A

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Voices of the Deep - Philip Richard Morris, English painter

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@ I’ll be on a panel at Comic Con Revolution in Ontario today! Candy for your Eyeballs: Animation and Film Design
With Mike Morris, Kevin Newman, Maryam Sefati, Devin Roth, Elsa Chang,
Sat, May 18, 12pm
Room 106

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Last day of Artistry Exhibit! These paintings and a photography won’t be in the next Exhibit.
More info https://t.co/HDEr6dENCr
A Walk in the Forest by Tom Lemmer, Sunset by Jim Vlantis ,Lilac Elena Morris, on canvas Peridot P.Ahuja

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It was in 1834 that an artist, designer, writer and socialist activist associated with the Arts & Crafts movement, was born. Read more about his life and the he created, now on display at the here: https://t.co/KK3Xv8kzi3

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Pattern 22: "Lily and Pomegranate", wallpaper. William Morris, 1886.
Printed: Jeffrey & Co.
Image: V&A

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Pattern 21: "Garden Tulip", wallpaper. William Morris, c. 1885.
Printed: Jeffrey & Co.
Images: V&A

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Pattern 20: "Fritillary", wallpaper. William Morris, 1885.
Printed: Jeffrey & Co.
Images: V&A

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The Portrait Painter - A post about Cedric Morris, Laura Riding, Robert Graves and Lucie Brown - how they are all connected.

https://t.co/joGfr2IWBF

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