Tuesday, October 8, 2013
Friday, October 4, 2013
William Morris by Frederick Hollyer
platinum print, half length, head resting on his right fist, on the original mounting card, Hollyer's copyright stamp on verso with his 9 Pembroke Square address,framed and glazed, size of photograph 5½ x 4 inches (14 x 10 cm), size of image 9 ½ x 7 ½ inches (24 x 19 cm), overall size 14 ½ x 12 ½ inches (37 x 32 cm) [1886]
This celebrated photograph of Morris, by his friend and colleague, was taken in 1886 and was produced later that year as a photogravure by Walker and Boutall. A version of it was kept by May Morris in her album (Ashmolean).
http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/20923/lot/343/
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
Rossetti as designer
interesting but Jane's role is not mentioned.
She designed her own clothes; they went shopping for jewelry together and I would guess helped with the poses. We know gradually that she helped William with his work in the early days much more than was once realised
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