Barry De Morgan
Great, great grand-nephew of William De Morgan, Barry, shares his anedotes of Wilhemina Stirling, who founded the De Morgan collection.In early June, I spent a [...]
Unusual and early De Morgan tile panel
This William De Morgan tile panel recently surfaced at auction in Buckinghamshire. It shows a snake below two doves in a fruit tree. The design [...]
Walter Crane and William De Morgan: Fairy Tales and Fantasy by Katja Robinson
Earlier in February adult education tutor Katja Robinson presented a lecture entitled Walter Crane and William De Morgan: Fairy Tales and Fantasy as part of a 5 week Arts & Crafts Adventures course for [...]
General Pitt Rivers and De Morgan Pottery by Rosemary Pemberton
Scholar and researcher, Rosemary Pemberton, reveals the De Morgan ceramics in the Pitt Rivers collection. Augustus Pitt Rivers (1827-1900) was one of the richest men [...]
Evelyn De Morgan: pioneering professional female artist
Mary Evelyn Pickering (1855-1919) is often described as the wife of famous Arts and Crafts potter, William De Morgan. Indeed, her sister and biographer named [...]
Sublime Symmetry exhibition curator Sarah Hardy discusses the educational content of the exihibition
Back in April 2013, the De Morgan Foundation invited local teachers from state and independent primary and secondary schools to the Centre in Wandsworth for [...]
The search for a tapestry
In this blog Art History student Callista Aston from the University of Auckland explains how she helped the De Morgan Foundation to identify the source [...]
Rare examples of De Morgan Stained Glass have been brought to light
A much under researched part of William De Morgan's oeuvre is his designs for stained glass. Between 1865 and 1872 he was known to have [...]
The Result of an Experiment
The Result of an Experiment was published anonymously by William and Evelyn De Morgan in 1909. It is not known how many copies were printed [...]
The Great Cheese Mystery and Other De Morgan Adventures
Natasha Logan joined us for a short volunteering stint in the winter of 2014. She had previous museum experience but we always hope we can [...]