{"product_id":"if-i-could-but-see-nick-thorkelson-9780745346274","title":"If I Could But See It: A Graphic Biography of William Morris","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eUp at the League, says a friend, there had been one night a brisk conversational discussion, as to what would happen on the Morrow of the Revolution ... As he sat in that vapour-bath of hurried and discontented humanity, a carriage of the underground railway, he, like others, stewed discontentedly ... he found himself musing on the subject-matter of discussion: \"If I could but see a day of it,\" he said to himself; \"if I could but see it!\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the graphic biography of William Morris (1834-1896), the celebrated designer, driven polymath, and radical socialist. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the telegraphic immediacy of the doodle, Nick Thorkelson's striking and idiosyncratic illustrations chime with the Arts and Crafts movement's emphasis on the humanizing power of the handmade.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThorkelson traces the major events of Morris's life, weaving a rich tapestry of the artistic, social, and political questions that animated him. He explores Morris's politics and art, and how his hatred of class tyranny and love of humanity shaped his poetry, design, and relationships. He considers the tension of Morris's efforts to democratize art while creating pieces for the wealthy, his critique of Britain's Empire, and his central place in socialist culture and propaganda.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nick Thorkelson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0745346278\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780745346274\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pluto Press (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/20\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Nick Thorkelson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48852832387327,"sku":"9780745346274","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/if-i-could-but-see-nick-thorkelson-9780745346274","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}