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Born March 24, 1834 • England
Died October 3, 1896 (aged 62) • Hammersmith and Fulham • England
Notable Works “A Dream of John Ball” • “News from Nowhere” • “Story of Sigurd the Volsung and the Fall of the Niblungs” • “The Defence of Guenevere” • “The Earthly Paradise” • “The Life and Death of Jason”
Movement / Style Arts and Crafts movement
Subjects Of Study decorative art

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William Morris, drawing by C.M. Watts
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