William morris biography ks22

William Morris was an English artist, poet and politician. He was incredibly creative and he produced decorative art in a range of different forms, including: textiles, furniture, wallpaper, stained glass windows, book design and tapestry.

Below are some facts about William Morris. Some the information you will probably already know, but hopefully some will be new to you.

• William Morris lived and worked during the Victorian era.

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  He was born in 1834 and he died in 1896.

• He earned a degree from Exeter College, Oxford. After his graduation he started to work as an architect.
• William Morris was friends with the painters Edward Burne-Jones and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, and he soon stopped being an architect in order to become a painter.
• In 1859 William Morris married Jane Burden.

  Soon after they had a house built for them on Bexley Heath. The house was called Red House and was designed by Philip Webb. William and Jane designed all of the interiors and decoration