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Art Workers' Guild
Organization of British artists / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Art Workers' Guild is an organisation established in 1884 by a group of British painters, sculptors, architects, and designers associated with the ideas of William Morris and the Arts and Crafts movement.[2][3] The guild promoted the 'unity of all the arts', denying the distinction between fine and applied art.[4][5] It opposed the professionalisation of architecture – which was promoted by the Royal Institute of British Architects at this time – in the belief that this would inhibit design.[6][7][8] In his 1998 book, Introduction to Victorian Style, University of Brighton's David Crowley stated the guild was "the conscientious core of the Arts and Crafts Movement".[9]
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Abbreviation | AWG |
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Formation | 1884; 140 years ago (1884) |
Type | Arts organisation |
Legal status | Registered charity[1] |
Purpose | To Advance Education In All The Visual Arts And Crafts[1] |
Headquarters | 6 Queen Square, London, WC1N 3AT |
Region served | Predominantly UK |
Membership | 350 |
Master | Tracey Sheppard |
Website | http://www.artworkersguild.org |
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