Arts & Crafts Review

Who said, "When we build, let us think that we build forever. Let it not be for present delight, nor for the present use alone; let it be such work as our descendants will thank us for."

• Philip Webb

• Michel Thonet

• John Ruskin

• William Morris

British Arts & Crafts began out of a rejection of which of the following?

(more than one)

• Anti-Industrialization

• Rejection of Victorian excess

• Overly long work days

• Demoralization of the craftsman/worker

Which of the following is not a tenet of British Arts & Crafts?

• Truth in materials.

• Understanding of your tools.

• Relationship to the place and environment.

• Celebration of Structure.

What led William Morris to found Morris & Co. ?

• Boredom after finishing school.

• Married into money.

• Won the lottery.

• Could not find furnishings that he liked for his own home.

What gives the Red House its name?

• Rose gardens

• Clay soil

• Exposed brick

• Morris was a redhead

What area within the home did Arts & Crafts designers elevate over all others?

• bedroom

• hearth

• kitchen

• bathroom

Who was the chief architect within British Arts & Crafts, and designer of the Red House?

• Gustav Klimt

• Jonathan Strange

• John Keats

• Philip Webb

Although inspired by his work, how did Charles Voysey's surface patterns differ from those of William Morris?

(more than one)

• More simplified sense of figure/ground

• Used only natural colors and dyes

• Use of arbitrary scale

• Use of geometric patterns

What was the subject matter of the surface pattern designs of William Morris?

• Cherubs

• Nature

• Geometrics

• Abstraction

The American designer/businessman who became the voice of American Arts & Crafts design was?

• Leopold Stickley

• Albert Stickley

• John George Stickley

• Gustav Stickley