William Morris: Myth, Object, and the Animal

William Morris: Myth, Object, and the Animal

William Morris Studios in conjunction with the Chrysler Museum of Art, the Yellowstone Art Museum, and the Fort Wayne Museum of Art,

c. 1999. 
63 p. ill. (some col.)
;27 cm. Paper covered boards are plain brown with embossing and silver stamping to the front cover.


Morris has spent over 25 years honing his skills and pushing the medium of glass further than anyone, including himself, could ever have imagined. The Seattle-area artist's pieces are in museum collections from New Zealand to Japan, from London's Victoria and Albert Museum to Paris's Musee des Arts Decoratifs. The work of William Morris can also be found at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Rhode Island School of Design, and the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach. William Morris was born in Carmel, California, in 1957. He is considered to be one of the most gifted and innovative young glass artists in America today. He lives in Seattle where he originally worked as Dale Chihuly's gaffer (master glassblower) in the early 1980s, and has since maintained his own studio. The work of William Morris has been strongly influenced by his interest in archeology and ancient pagan cultures. This influence is evident in his earlier Stonehenge series, Artifact Vessels, Suspended Artifacts, and most recently, his Rhyton Vessels.