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William Morris at age 53 (Wiki commons)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Art and Labour<\/strong><\/p>\n

William Morris<\/strong> (1834-1896) was, and is, one of England\u2019s most famous nineteenth-century socialists. On the 3rd<\/sup> March 1885, the famous Victorian designer came to Bristol to deliver a talk on \u201cArt and Labour,\u201d at the Museum and Art Gallery. Addressed particularly to the workers of the city, the event was sponsored by the Bristol Branch of the Socialist League. His words as an artist and thinker could not have been more relevant at a time when the British Empire was on the ascendent, and the home nations were known as the \u201cWorkshop of the World\u201d due to their dominant manufacturing base.<\/p>\n

Morris was phenomenally productive and was an extraordinarily creative talent. He lived for 62 years, by today\u2019s standards a relatively short life. In this time, his multiple roles included Pre-Raphaelite artist, founder of the Socialist League, businessman and wallpaper designer, novelist and poet, proto-environmentalist and founder of the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings. It would not be quite true, however, to say that we shall not see his like again. In the guise of radical historian and performer, Ciaran Walsh<\/strong>, Morris will join us once more to share his ideas on Art and Labour. We are excited to welcome both Ciaran and, after an absence of 138 years, \u201cWilliam Morris,\u201d back to Bristol.<\/p>\n

\u201cDo not let us fix our standard of endeavour by the misery which has been, but rather by the happiness that might be.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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Self-Portrait at the Age of 14 1832 Alfred Stevens<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

From Rioter to Romantic<\/strong><\/p>\n

Alfred Stevens<\/strong> was born in Blandford, Dorset in 1817 into an artisan family; his father was a house and sign painter. At 13 years of age, Stevens and his friends were involved in three days of rioting in Blandford over the defeat of the Second Refom Bill by Tory Lords. At 16, Stevens was sponsored to study in Italy, returning to England nine years later as an accomplished draughtsman and artist. He would go on to become one of the great (though unkown) sculptor, painter and designers of the Victorian period. This talk will briefly cover the life and times of Stevens, his connections with radical politics in the period and and his own struggle with the practice of\u00a0 ‘art and labour’.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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