| LC control no. | no2015027694 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Morris, Talwin, 1865-1911 |
| Associated country | England Scotland |
| Located | Glasgow (Scotland) |
| Birth date | 18650614 |
| Death date | 19110329 |
| Place of birth | Winchester (England) |
| Field of activity | Book design Furniture design Metal-work |
| Affiliation | Blackie & Son |
| Profession or occupation | Book designers Furniture designers Artists |
| Found in | Talwin Morris : an exhibition, William Morris Gallery ... 23 August-2 October 1983, 1983: title page (Talwin Morris) Wikipedia, viewed Mar. 02, 2015 (Talwin Morris, b. June 14, 1865, in Winchester, Eng.; d. Mar. 29, 1911; prolific book designer and decorative artist; particularly known for his Glasgow Style furniture, metalwork, and book designs; studied architecture before working in art and design.) Glasgow School of Art Library website, viewed Mar. 02, 2015 (Wikipedia entry about Talwin Morris posted by Special Collections librarian Duncan Chappell; Morris is an important figure in the history and development of Glasgow Style design at the turn of the 20th century; between 1892 and 1909 Morris was a prolific designer of bindings for the Blackie & Son publishers and its subsidiary, Gresham Publishing; he was hugely influential in moving design away from Victorian narrative bindings to a more modern Art Nouveau approach where line, curve and decoration are used to entice the reader; Talwin married Alice, a prolific author and illustrator in her own right, in 1892) <https://gsalibrarytreasures.wordpress.com/2014/01/21/new-display-in-gsa-library-talwin-morris-bookbinder/> |
| Associated language | eng |
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