William Frend De Morgan (16 November 1839 - 15 January 1917) was an English potter, tile designer and novelist. [1] A lifelong friend of William Morris, he designed tiles, stained glass and furniture for Morris & Co. from 1863 to 1872. His tiles often recall medieval or Islamic design patterns. He applied innovative glazes and firing techniques. William De Morgan (1839 - 1917) A Potter? William De Morgan by Rob Young Watch on Family and Early Years William De Morgan (1839 - 1917) was far more than William Morris's potter friend, as he is often remembered. He was the most inventive and innovative designer of the Arts and Crafts Movement.
William Frend De British (18391917), Sunset and Moonlit Suite, s.d., designed by
William Frend De Morgan was born on November 16, 1839, in London, England, to a mathematician father and artist mother. He attended London College (1856-59) and the Royal Academy (1859), where he met designer and craftsman William Morris. Morris, credited as the founder of the Arts and Crafts movement, influenced De Morgan's style. Ceramics Biography Ceramicist and novelist. De Morgan started his career as a painter and then a stained-glass artist, before turning to ceramics in 1869. The Orange House Pottery was in production from 1873 to 1882, when De Morgan moved to Merton Abbey, Surrey, close to the Morris & Company works. William Frend De Morgan (1839 - 1917) RA Collection: People and Organisations Potter and novelist. Profile. Born: 16 November 1839 in London. Typescript preface for a memoir of William De Morgan and Evelyn De Morgan by A.M.D.W. Stirling [1920] Item RI2/32 Wilhelmina Stirling, 30 Launceston Place, Palace Gate, to W.B. Richmond. England (made) William de Morgan (1839-1917) was an eminent designer and potter. He was associated with the Art and Crafts movements and worked closely with William Morris, which shaped his artistic ideals. De Morgan was interested in both the technical and aesthetic aspect of ceramic decoration. He is perhaps best known for his prolific tile.
William Frend De British (18391917), Plate Peacock, s.d. (Early Fulham Period
William Frend De Morgan British author, designer, and ceramicist, 1839-1917. DeMorgan aspired to be a painter as a young man, and enrolled at the Royal Academy Schools in 1859. Unsuccessful in this endeavor, he left the RA Schools in 1862. It was during this period, however, that he developed what would be lifelong friendships with Edward. William Frend De Morgan British author, designer, and ceramicist, 1839-1917 View All Works Biography Person Type Individual Discover More Della Robbia Pottery 1893-1906 View All Works (2) William Morris English designer, writer, and activist, 1834-1896 View All Works (7) Dante Gabriel Rossetti British Pre-Raphaelite painter, 1828-1882 A close friend and colleague of William Morris, De Morgan's work was rooted in the artistic ideals of the Arts and Crafts movement, which rejected industrial methods in favour of the handmade, and aimed to improve people's homes with wares that were both beautiful and functional. William Frend De Morgan (1839-1917) was a friend of William Morris, and designed stained glass and tiles for Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co. De Morgan established his own company, experimenting first with stained glass and then in the 1860s with ceramic production. He moved workshops from Chelsea to Merton Abbey in Wandsworth, London, and then.
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"De Morgan, William Frend," in A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature, by John William Cousin, London: J. M. Dent & Sons (1910) "De Morgan, Augustus," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911) De Morgan and His Wife by Stirling (1922) "The Novels of De Morgan" in Some Great English Novels (1926) (1839-1917), Artist, potter and novelist William Frend De Morgan Later Victorian Portraits Catalogue Entry Sitter in 7 portraits Potter, designer and novelist, De Morgan became part of William Morris' circle in the early 1860s and, under Morris' influence, turned his attention to ceramics.
Also known as William Frend De Morgan, William de Morgan, William Frend de Morgan Date of birth 1839 Date of death 1917 William Frend De Morgan was an English potter, tile designer, and at the end of his life a popular novelist. He was married to the painter Evelyn De Morgan (who painted the portrait shown here).
Ceramic Tiles by William Frend De An owl catches a mouse on this tile c.1895.
William Frend De Morgan was arguably the most important ceramic designer of his era and a central character in the Arts & Crafts Movement. He was a life long friend of William Morris and close associate of Edward Burne-Jones, but his style was unique. Biography William was born on 16 Nov 1839, [1] son of the mathematician Augustus De Morgan and his wife, the spiritualist writer and activist Sophia Elizabeth (Frend) De Morgan. [2] [3] [4] He married Mary Evelyn (Pickering) De Morgan, an artist associated with the later phase of the Pre-Raphaelite movement, on 5 Mar 1887. [5] [6]
