William Morris to Whistler / Papers and addresses on art and craft and the commonweal.

The collection presents essays and addresses that examine art's relation to craft, design, and social life, including a detailed study of William Morris and commentary on Whistler; arguments for a decorative revival and for socialism as an inspiration to artistic practice; practical notes on embroidery, gesso, and animal representation; surveys of nineteenth-century developments and allied arts such as architecture and applied design; and reflections on art education, aesthetics, and the common good, illustrated throughout with drawings and examples.