Abstract William Morris, perhaps best known for his writing, was also a leading influence on the arts and crafts movement in both England and America and, through the work of those who followed him, a major force in the reform of art education. Founder of the Kelmscott Press and the Socialist League, Morris's revolutionary Socialism helped shape the British party system. William Morris was a known pioneer in the causes of historic preservation and environmentalism, and his work as a typographer and...