Catalogue Number
NMLH.1994.168.541
Object Name
Poster
Title
William Morris 150 Anniversary year poster
People
William Morris
Date
1984
Description
This is a beige, green and brown poster. It is a calendar commemorating William Morris, with the months January to December in 1984. 1984 is 150 years from his birth year in 1834.The top of the poster has a brown printed painting of Morris looking to the right. The poster has a brown patterned border, in the style of William Morris' art. Underneath the picture it says "William Morris 150 Anniversary year/1834-96." Underneath this there are three rows of the Calendar year. Underneath the calendar it says "Author, Philosopher, Artist and Revolutionary." There are influences of his artwork across the poster. The border is beige and brown, as is the calendar and other writing. William Morris was an artist, novelist, author and socialist activist. He was prominent in the revival of traditional textile arts and methods of production. Morris supported Marxism and was influenced by anarchism - he became a committed revolutionary socialist activist and founded the socialist league in 1884 after
involvement with the Social Democratic Federation. At the bottom it says it was published by the CPGB and lists the address.
