Reference links

Here are some links to find out more information on the history of the Arts and Crafts Movement.

• Victorianweb.org
• Metmuseum.org
• Britannica.com
• Morrissociety.org
• Artmagick.com
• Typographia.org
• Megg's History of Graphic Design Textbook Fifth Edition

Present Day

Museum of the American Arts and Crafts Movement

    This Museum began in February 2015 and is planned to be finished by 2017. Funded by Rudy Ciccerallo, the museum will display his collection of fine and decrotave pieces of art from the arts and crafts movement. There will be pieces by Gustav Stickley, Charles Rohlfs, Byrdclife Colony, Dirk Van Erp, William Grueby and many more.

Author Bio's

My name is Stephen, I am currently majoring in graphic design. My whole life I have had a knack for art as I have always enjoyed drawing and exploiting many of my own ideas and talents on paper. I am inspired by the Arts and Crafts movement for the way the artists of that time believed in there work. The approach these artists had were remarkably inspirational and made a huge impact to the world of art. That kind of attitude towards artwork reflects the way I go about my own art projects. I want people to be mesmerized by the work I do in hopes that my work can leave a lasting image in the minds of the viewers.

Cailin always enjoyed art, in every shape and form. She would frequently visit art museums in the city with friends and family. The Arts and Crafts movement really intrigued her because she thought that the art showed hard work and was very organic. The leaders of The Arts and Crafts movement were very powerful and knew what they wanted, another reason why she liked this time period so much. Cailin hopes to end up at an art school and become a graphic designer.

Aubrey Beardsley (1872-1898)

            He was an English illustrator and author during this time period. He was greatly influenced by the style of Japanese woodcuts, and drew in black ink. In his artwork, he put emphasis on the decadent, grotesque and the erotic. He was a big contributor to the movement with his significant poster styles. Along with his designs, he was also a writer for magazines like The Studio and The Savoy. He was also the co-founder of these said magazines.

 

Albert Bruce Rogers (1889-1957)

     Inspired by William Morris' Kelmscott Press Bruce Rogers became the most important American book designer of early 20th century. An allusive designer known for his work resembling earlier designs and using a strong arts and crafts influence in his work. In 1915 he created the "Centaur" typeface design which is one of the finest fonts that was inspired by Nicholas Jensen. Rogers was honored for his accomplishments in graphic design.





           

Frederic Goudy (1865-1947)

           A freelance designer from Chicago who specialized in lettering and typographic design. Goudy edited two journals "Ars Typographica and Typographica which had major impacts on book design. He is responsible for over 122 typefaces, basing many of them on Venetian and French Renaissance type designs. He had developed the love for type and letter forms at a young age teaching himself typography and printing, he sold his first typeface "Camelot" for $10. His love for work lasted his whole lifetime as he worked all the way up until his death at 82.

Charles Robert Ashbee (1863-1942)

          An architect, graphic designer, jeweler, and silversmith who made an important contribution in designs to silverware and tableware for the guild of Handicraft, which he founded in 1888. Ashbee was influenced by John Ruskin and William Morris in believing that industrialization was degrading and evil to the operations to handicraft. He preached in his school of handicraft that he wanted to restore the wholesome approach to apprenticeship which was destroyed by machine labor and production. "The Psalter" in 1902 was written in English Vernacular text, using roman numerals for each Psalm, the latin titles are in red capitals, english titles are in black capitals, also woodcut initials and body text and verses are separated with decorative leafs, this resembles incunabula.