Talwin Morris
| Talwin Morris | |
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| Born |
14 June 1865 Winchester, England |
| Died | 29 March 1911 (aged 45) Bowling, Scotland |
| Nationality | British |
| Other names | Talwyn Morris |
| Occupation | Designer |
| Known for | Book design |
Talwin Morris (15 June 1865 - 29 March 1911) was a prolific book designer and decorative artist working in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, particularly known for his Glasgow Style furniture, metalwork and book designs.
Morris was born 15 June 1865 in Winchester, England to auctioneer Thomas Shewell Morris (1832–1877) and Harriet Chick (d.1865 in childbirth).
Upon his father's death in 1877 he was placed in the guardianship of his uncle Joseph Morris (1836–1913) and aunt Emily (1829-1916) in Reading, Berkshire. Chosen for a theological career by Emily, from September 1880 he attended Second's House of Lancing College in West Sussex before withdrawing from his studies in April 1882. Between 1882 and 1885 he was articled to his uncle's architectural film Morris & Smallwood, winning a prize in 1885 from the Berkshire Archaeological and Architectural Society. Following his apprenticeship, he obtained work in London between 1885 and 1890 with architect James Martin Brooks (1859-1903). Despite this training he seems not to have registered with the Royal Institute of British Architects.
From 1891 he took up post as sub art-editor under M. H. Spielmann for Black and White, a weekly magazine published by Cassell, designing many of its decorative initials and headpieces. By 1892 he had also designed the masthead of Cassell's Saturday Journal. Around this time he was sharing rooms in Belle Vue Road, Kingston upon Thames with his second cousin, the miller and collector Ernest Marsh (1843-1945). On 21 May 1892 he married another second cousin Alice Marsh (1861–1955), daughter of Joseph and Ellen Grace Marsh, who went on to enjoy her own highly successful career as an illustrator of children's books under the name Alice Talwin Morris. His occupation on the marriage certificate is listed as 'clerk'. They lived at 1 Field Court, Gray's Inn, London, a short walk from the offices of Black & White on Bouverie Street.
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