Study for Woodpecker Tapestry

Study for Woodpecker Tapestry

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William Morris

Artist
William Morris
(English, 1834 - 1896)
Title
Study for Woodpecker Tapestry
Date
1885
Medium
Gouache
Dimensions
12 x 5 1/2 in. Overall
Credit
Elvehjem Museum of Art General Endowment Fund, John S. Lord Endowment Fund and Cyril W. Nave Endowment Fund purchase
Accession No.
1996.23
Classification
Drawings & Watercolors
Geography
England

Related

between 1925 and 1940, sold by Morris and Co. (London, England) to Mrs. Lucius Gubbins (Eastbourne, England); 1996, sold by the Fine Art Society (London, England) to the Elvehjem Museum of Art [now called the Chazen Museum of Art]

  • Elvehjem Museum of Art. "Bulletin/Biennial Report 1995-1997." Madison: Elvehjem Museum of Art, 1998. p. 108
  • Elvehjem Museum of Art. "Artscene." Vol. 13, No. 1, Winter 1996-1997. cover
  • Victoria & Albert Museum. "Catalogue of An Exhibition in Celebration of the Cetenary of William Morris." London, 1943 cat. no. 55a
  • Parry, Linda. "William Morris Textiles." London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1983. p. 110
  • Artner, Alan G. "Rediscovering William Morris and his Circle." Chicago Tribune, Friday, February 9, 1996. 7C
  • Fliss, William M. and Sarah C. Schaefer. "J.R.R. Tolkien: The Art of the Manuscript." Milwaukee, WI: Haggerty Museum of Art, Marquette University, 2022. p. 182, cat. no. 134

  • J.R.R. Tolkien: The Art of the Manuscript: Haggerty Museum of Art, 8/19/2022–12/23/2022
  • Drawing with a Brush: British Watercolors: Chazen Museum of Art, 11/10/2007–1/6/2008
  • William Morris Centenary Exhibition: Victoria & Albert Museum, 2/9/1934–4/8/1934

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