Download high-resolution image

William Morris

The Story of His Life

Illustrated by Giancarlo Ascari, Pia Valentinis

Hardcover

$32.00 US

Prestel Publishing | Prestel

8.13"W x 10.5"H x 0.63"D | 24 oz | 10 per carton

On sale Sep 03, 2024 | 128 Pages | 9783791380438

Add to cart Add to list Exam Copies

Graphic Novels > Non-fiction > History

One of the most influential artists and thinkers of his time comes to life in this stunning graphic biography inspired by Morris’ designs and filled with the colors and patterns that defined the Arts and Crafts Movement.

Readers of all ages will learn much from this unique biography that highlights the most important aspects of the artist’s life and career. It traces his childhood fascination with medieval history, nature, and his friendships with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood—Dante Gabriel Rosetti, Edward Burne-Jones—and with other leading figures of the day such as Philip Webb and John Ruskin.
It takes readers inside Morris’ famous homes—Red House, which became a hub for artistic and intellectual activities, and served as a testing ground for his ideas about the integration of art and daily life; and Kelmscott Manor, a tranquil retreat whose natural surroundings and historic setting resonated with his romantic ideals.
The visual narrative captures key moments of his foray into political activism, and details his important work in printing and book design. The volume closes with a virtual gallery, in which readers can explore the details of his tapestries, carpets, and other masterpieces as well as a section on how the Arts and Crafts Movement influenced architecture, painting, sculpture, graphics, illustration, publishing, photography, and design for decades to come.
The perfect introduction to a true Renaissance man, this fascinating presentation provides readers with an indelible impression of a polymath and free-thinker who was ahead of his time, and of his lasting legacy in the fields of art, preservation, and social justice.

Giancarlo Ascari is an illustrator, comic book author and cartoonist for major international publishers and newspapers. He formed a creative duo with Pia Valentinis in 2015 and they have had several books published together.

Pia Valentinis is an Italian illustrator and author. She studied at the Art Institute of Udine and has worked with many Italian and international publishers, illustrating children’s books. She has published several books in collaboration with Giancarlo Ascari.

Giancarlo Ascari View titles by Giancarlo Ascari

Pia Valentinis View titles by Pia Valentinis

Available for sale exclusive:

• Anguilla

• Antigua/Barbuda

• Argentina

• Aruba

• Bahamas

• Barbados

• Belize

• Bermuda

• Bolivia

• Bonaire, Saba

• Bouvet Island

• Brazil

• Brit.Virgin Is.

• Canada

• Cayman Islands

• Chile

• Colombia

• Costa Rica

• Cuba

• Curacao

• Dominica

• Dominican Rep.

• Ecuador

• El Salvador

• Falkland Islnds

• Grenada

• Guadeloupe

• Guam

• Guatemala

• Haiti

• Honduras

• Jamaica

• Martinique

• Mexico

• Minor Outl.Ins.

• Nicaragua

• North Mariana

• Panama

• Paraguay

• Peru

• Puerto Rico

• Saint Martin

• Samoa,American

• Sint Maarten

• St Barthelemy

• St. Lucia

• St.Chr.,Nevis

• St.Pier,Miquel.

• Suriname

• Trinidad,Tobago

• Turks&Caicos Is

• US Virgin Is.

• USA

• Uruguay

• Venezuela

• Wallis,Futuna

Not available for sale:

• Afghanistan

• Aland Islands

• Albania

• Algeria

• Andorra

• Angola

• Antarctica

• Armenia

• Australia

• Austria

• Azerbaijan

• Bahrain

• Bangladesh

• Belarus

• Belgium

• Benin

• Bhutan

• Bosnia Herzeg.

• Botswana

• Brit.Ind.Oc.Ter

• Brunei

• Bulgaria

• Burkina Faso

• Burundi

• Cambodia

• Cameroon

• Cape Verde

• Centr.Afr.Rep.

• Chad

• China

• Christmas Islnd

• Cocos Islands

• Comoro Is.

• Congo

• Cook Islands

• Croatia

• Cyprus

• Czech Republic

• Dem. Rep. Congo

• Denmark

• Djibouti

• Egypt

• Equatorial Gui.

• Eritrea

• Estonia

• Ethiopia

• Faroe Islands

• Fiji

• Finland

• France

• Fren.Polynesia

• French Guinea

• Gabon

• Gambia

• Georgia

• Germany

• Ghana

• Gibraltar

• Greece

• Greenland

• Guernsey

• Guinea Republic

• Guinea-Bissau

• Guyana

• Heard/McDon.Isl

• Hong Kong

• Hungary

• Iceland

• India

• Indonesia

• Iran

• Iraq

• Ireland

• Isle of Man

• Israel

• Italy

• Ivory Coast

• Japan

• Jersey

• Jordan

• Kazakhstan

• Kenya

• Kiribati

• Kuwait

• Kyrgyzstan

• Laos

• Latvia

• Lebanon

• Lesotho

• Liberia

• Libya

• Liechtenstein

• Lithuania

• Luxembourg

• Macau

• Macedonia

• Madagascar

• Malawi

• Malaysia

• Maldives

• Mali

• Malta

• Marshall island

• Mauritania

• Mauritius

• Mayotte

• Micronesia

• Moldavia

• Monaco

• Mongolia

• Montenegro

• Montserrat

• Morocco

• Mozambique

• Myanmar

• Namibia

• Nauru

• Nepal

• Netherlands

• New Caledonia

• New Zealand

• Niger

• Nigeria

• Niue

• Norfolk Island

• North Korea

• Norway

• Oman

• Pakistan

• Palau

• Palestinian Ter

• PapuaNewGuinea

• Philippines

• Pitcairn Islnds

• Poland

• Portugal

• Qatar

• Reunion Island

• Romania

• Russian Fed.

• Rwanda

• S. Sandwich Ins

• San Marino

• SaoTome Princip

• Saudi Arabia

• Senegal

• Serbia

• Seychelles

• Sierra Leone

• Singapore

• Slovakia

• Slovenia

• Solomon Islands

• Somalia

• South Africa

• South Korea

• South Sudan

• Spain

• Sri Lanka

• St. Helena

• St. Vincent

• Sth Terr. Franc

• Sudan

• Svalbard

• Swaziland

• Sweden

• Switzerland

• Syria

• Tadschikistan

• Taiwan

• Tanzania

• Thailand

• Timor-Leste

• Togo

• Tokelau Islands

• Tonga

• Tunisia

• Turkey

• Turkmenistan

• Tuvalu

• Uganda

• Ukraine

• Unit.Arab Emir.

• United Kingdom

• Uzbekistan

• Vanuatu

• Vatican City

• Vietnam

• West Saharan

• Western Samoa

• Yemen

• Zambia

• Zimbabwe

About

Creators

Giancarlo Ascari View titles by Giancarlo Ascari

Pia Valentinis View titles by Pia Valentinis

Available for sale exclusive:

• Anguilla

• Antigua/Barbuda

• Argentina

• Aruba

• Bahamas

• Barbados

• Belize

• Bermuda

• Bolivia

• Bonaire, Saba

• Bouvet Island

• Brazil

• Brit.Virgin Is.

• Canada

• Cayman Islands

• Chile

• Colombia

• Costa Rica

• Cuba

• Curacao

• Dominica

• Dominican Rep.

• Ecuador

• El Salvador

• Falkland Islnds

• Grenada

• Guadeloupe

• Guam

• Guatemala

• Haiti

• Honduras

• Jamaica

• Martinique

• Mexico

• Minor Outl.Ins.

• Nicaragua

• North Mariana

• Panama

• Paraguay

• Peru

• Puerto Rico

• Saint Martin

• Samoa,American

• Sint Maarten

• St Barthelemy

• St. Lucia

• St.Chr.,Nevis

• St.Pier,Miquel.

• Suriname

• Trinidad,Tobago

• Turks&Caicos Is

• US Virgin Is.

• USA

• Uruguay

• Venezuela

• Wallis,Futuna

Not available for sale:

• Afghanistan

• Aland Islands

• Albania

• Algeria

• Andorra

• Angola

• Antarctica

• Armenia

• Australia

• Austria

• Azerbaijan

• Bahrain

• Bangladesh

• Belarus

• Belgium

• Benin

• Bhutan

• Bosnia Herzeg.

• Botswana

• Brit.Ind.Oc.Ter

• Brunei

• Bulgaria

• Burkina Faso

• Burundi

• Cambodia

• Cameroon

• Cape Verde

• Centr.Afr.Rep.

• Chad

• China

• Christmas Islnd

• Cocos Islands

• Comoro Is.

• Congo

• Cook Islands

• Croatia

• Cyprus

• Czech Republic

• Dem. Rep. Congo

• Denmark

• Djibouti

• Egypt

• Equatorial Gui.

• Eritrea

• Estonia

• Ethiopia

• Faroe Islands

• Fiji

• Finland

• France

• Fren.Polynesia

• French Guinea

• Gabon

• Gambia

• Georgia

• Germany

• Ghana

• Gibraltar

• Greece

• Greenland

• Guernsey

• Guinea Republic

• Guinea-Bissau

• Guyana

• Heard/McDon.Isl

• Hong Kong

• Hungary

• Iceland

• India

• Indonesia

• Iran

• Iraq

• Ireland

• Isle of Man

• Israel

• Italy

• Ivory Coast

• Japan

• Jersey

• Jordan

• Kazakhstan

• Kenya

• Kiribati

• Kuwait

• Kyrgyzstan

• Laos

• Latvia

• Lebanon

• Lesotho

• Liberia

• Libya

• Liechtenstein

• Lithuania

• Luxembourg

• Macau

• Macedonia

• Madagascar

• Malawi

• Malaysia

• Maldives

• Mali

• Malta

• Marshall island

• Mauritania

• Mauritius

• Mayotte

• Micronesia

• Moldavia

• Monaco

• Mongolia

• Montenegro

• Montserrat

• Morocco

• Mozambique

• Myanmar

• Namibia

• Nauru

• Nepal

• Netherlands

• New Caledonia

• New Zealand

• Niger

• Nigeria

• Niue

• Norfolk Island

• North Korea

• Norway

• Oman

• Pakistan

• Palau

• Palestinian Ter

• PapuaNewGuinea

• Philippines

• Pitcairn Islnds

• Poland

• Portugal

• Qatar

• Reunion Island

• Romania

• Russian Fed.

• Rwanda

• S. Sandwich Ins

• San Marino

• SaoTome Princip

• Saudi Arabia

• Senegal

• Serbia

• Seychelles

• Sierra Leone

• Singapore

• Slovakia

• Slovenia

• Solomon Islands

• Somalia

• South Africa

• South Korea

• South Sudan

• Spain

• Sri Lanka

• St. Helena

• St. Vincent

• Sth Terr. Franc

• Sudan

• Svalbard

• Swaziland

• Sweden

• Switzerland

• Syria

• Tadschikistan

• Taiwan

• Tanzania

• Thailand

• Timor-Leste

• Togo

• Tokelau Islands

• Tonga

• Tunisia

• Turkey

• Turkmenistan

• Tuvalu

• Uganda

• Ukraine

• Unit.Arab Emir.

• United Kingdom

• Uzbekistan

• Vanuatu

• Vatican City

• Vietnam

• West Saharan

• Western Samoa

• Yemen

• Zambia

• Zimbabwe

William Morris

The Story of His Life

About

Creators

Rights

Photos

About Comics Retail

RETAILER CUSTOMER SERVICE CONTACTS

Order comics, books, and more

Save, share, and order your favorite titles!

William Morris

The Story of His Life

About

Creators

Rights

Photos

Penguin Random House

About Comics Retail

RETAILER CUSTOMER SERVICE CONTACTS