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Why did William Morris give up architecture for painting?
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William Morris was persuaded to give up architecture for painting by the Pre-Raphaelite artist and poet Dante Gabriel Rossetti.1
After working in the office of the architect G.E. Street, Morris came under the influence of Rossetti, who encouraged him to pursue painting and invited him to join a group of friends in decorating the walls of the Oxford Union with scenes from Arthurian legend.1