Charles Robert Ashbee (1863–1942)

Arts and Crafts visionary who moved his Guild from London's East End to a Cotswold village in 1902.

ABOUT

Charles Robert Ashbee (known as C. R. Ashbee 17 May 1863 – 23 May 1942) was an English architect and designer who was a prime mover of the Arts and Crafts movement, which took its craft ethic from the works of John Ruskin and its co-operative structure from the socialism of William Morris. Ashbee was defined by one source as "designer, architect, entrepreneur, and social reformer". His disciplines included metalwork, textile design, furniture, jewellery and other objects in…

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NOTABLE WORKS

Kettle 1900 · Cleveland Museum of Art Illustrations of the Guild of Handicraft 1895 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art Kettle (lid) 1895 · Cleveland Museum of Art Brooch 1900 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art An Endeavour Towards the Teaching of John Ruskin and William Morris, Being a Brief Account of the Work, the Aims, and the Principles of the Guild of Handicraft in East London 1901 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art The Masque of the Edwards of England: Being a Coronation Pageant to Celebrate the Crowning of the King 1902 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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INFLUENCES

Influenced by

William MorrisArts and Crafts Movement John RuskinArts and Crafts Movement

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