Recordings of Lectures
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Steven Williams and Tony Chandler, Eleanor Marx and Edward Aveling, Letters from England, 1895
William Peterson, The Kelmscott Press Books in a 19th century context
Dominic Riley, A Kelmscott Chaucer for our time
Simon Loxley, Emery Walker, Typographer
Martin Stott, What Came we Forth to See that our Hearts are so Hot with Desire: Morris and Iceland
Amelia Hugill-Fontanel and Steven K Galbraith, Albion No. 6551: The Kelmscott/Goudy Press
Judith B Tankard, Gardens of the Arts and Crafts Movement
Pamela Smith, Arts and Crafts: The Russian Connection
Jim Cheshire, William Morris’s Contribution to Victorian Stained Glass
Helen Elletson, A Remarkable Woman: The Art of May Morris
Zoe Thomas, Women Art Workers and the Arts & Crafts Movement
Michael Robertson, William Morris’s Utopian Designs
Emily Lethbridge, May Morris, Friend of Iceland
Andrea Wolk Rager, ‘Perfect communion of heart and thought between them’: The Collaborative Labour of Edward Burne-Jones and William Morris
Annette Carruthers, Morris in Fashion
Kirsty Hartsiotis, The Arts & Crafts Collections at the Wilson Art Gallery and Museum, Cheltenham
Dr Rachel Dickinson, Ruskin, Textiles and True Wealth
Cahal Dallat, The Yeatses, Morris and Kelmscott House
Helen Elletson, Coffee with a Curator: William Morris’s Kelmscott House Garden
David Saxby, Morris & Co. at Merton Abbey
Helen Elletson, William Morris & the River Thames
Mallory Horrill, The Life & Work of JH Dearle
Helen Elletson, Morris & Company Masterpieces: The Embroideries of William and May Morris
Helen Elletson, Coffee with a Curator: Socialist Collection Highlights
Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen, Kelmscott Lecture: Laurence on Morris
Helen Elletson, Coffee with a Curator: History of Kelmscott House
Helen Elletson, Coffee with a Curator: Morris and Company Furniture
Helen Elletson, Coffee with a Curator: Marion Helena Stephenson, Collector and Benefactor
William Morris and the Art of the Islamic World
Recording of the 2025 lecture with Curator of the William Morris Gallery, Rowan Bain, as she explores how art from the Islamic world shaped William Morris’s approach to design. This talk delves into Morris’s personal collection of carpets, textiles, metalwork, and ceramics—primarily from Iran, Syria, and Turkey, to reveal how the motifs and patterns influenced his most famous work.
William Morris’s Socialism and Politics
Recording of the 2026 lecture with editor of William Morris’s Socialism and Politics: Claiming a Decent Work, John Blewitt. This talk delves into the book, Morris’s politics and some of his activities, as well as how he inspired many members of the newly formed Independent Labour Party in the 1890s and early years of the twentieth century.
