The MAY MORRIS conference takes place 13-14 May, based at the William Morris Gallery with visits elsewhere. Programme details here
May Morris: conference to examine influence
of Arts and Crafts pioneer
May Morris Conference
2016
Friday 13 May and Saturday 14 May 2016
William Morris Gallery
Forest Road, London E17 4PP
The William Morris Gallery is to host a landmark conference
presenting important new insights into the career of leading arts and crafts
designer May Morris, the younger daughter of William and Jane Morris.
The event, which marks thirty years since the publication of
Jan Marsh’s seminal biography, Jane and
May Morris – A Biographical Story, will bring together new research on
May’s life and work from curators, academics and independent scholars. The
conclusions of the conference will inform a major new exhibition of May Morris’s
work at the William Morris Gallery in 2017.
May Morris was a professional designer, embroiderer, teacher
and writer. She exhibited widely in the UK and abroad, founded the Women’s
Guild of Arts and was responsible for designing some of Morris & Co’s most
iconic textiles. May also participated in the early Socialist Movement and was
instrumental in preserving and shaping her father’s legacy.
Included in the two-day study event are visits to the
V&A’s Clothworkers’ Centre and the William Morris Gallery’s collection
store to view rare May Morris textiles. Delegates will also have the
opportunity to take part in a riverside walk exploring the environment in which
May lived and worked in Hammersmith, led by the William Morris Society.
The keynote lecture will be delivered by Jan Marsh, who will
reflect on the growth of public and academic interest in May Morris’s career
since the publication of her biography in 1986.
Jan
Marsh, President of the William Morris Society, says:
‘Always overshadowed by her
illustrious father and also by her mother’s reputation as a Pre-Raphaelite
muse, and originally ignored by the Dictionary of National Biography, May
Morris has never received the attention her own achievements deserve. This Conference will explore many facets of
her career, bringing a wealth of recent research into view.’
Anna Mason, Manager of the William Morris Gallery, said:
‘’May Morris was a
talented designer and maker and made a unique contribution to the international
development of art embroidery. The William Morris Gallery holds a rich archive
and is delighted to be collaborating with our partner organisations to convene
this conference. We hope it will bring even more new material to light in
advance of the exhibition planned in 2017.”
The full programme can be viewed at https://maymorrisconference2016.eventbrite.co.uk.
Single and two day tickets can also be bought via this link.
The conference is open to the general public as well as
those with an academic or professional interest in May Morris’s life and work.
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