The William Morris Society will sponsor a lecture by Christopher Wilk in New York on the 10th of September. Our co-sponsors are the Grolier Club,
and the American Friends of Arts and Crafts in Chipping Campden, with the
support of the Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms.
Sir Emery Walker, a distinguished printer and later the co-publisher of the
Doves Press, was the man who provided both the inspiration and practical
advice to William Morris to found the Kelmscott Press in 1890. Walker and
Morris were close associates until Morris's death and the latter said of his
neighbor and friend that he “did not think a day complete without a sight of
Emery Walker.” Walker lived on Hammersmith Terrace, West London,
overlooking the Thames from 1879 until his death in 1933. His house, 7
Hammersmith Terrace, is without doubt, the most intact surviving Arts and
Crafts interior in Britain. This is owing to the fact that the house was lived in
continuously by Walker, by his daughter, and then by his daughter's
companion until 1999. This talk will focus on the Walker family, their house
and its history—including its close association with William and May Morris,
Philip Webb and with the Arts and Crafts in the Cotswolds—while also
considering Walker’s crucial role in the Revival of Printing.
Christopher Wilk is Keeper of Furniture, Textiles and Fashion at the Victoria
and Albert Museum and a trustee of the Emery Walker House.
Monday, 10 September 2012
6 p.m.
The Grolier Club
47 East 60th Street
New York, NY 10022
(212) 838-6690
www.grolierclub.org
Tickets $12 for members of the sponsoring organizations, $18 for others. To
order send a check to William Morris Society, P.O. Box 53263, Washington, DC
20009 or go to www.morrissociety.org to pay using PayPal or a credit card.
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