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Aymer Vallance was commissioned to produce the first biography of Morris , published in 1897 , after Morris ' death , as per the latter 's wishes . This presented the creation of SPAB as Morris ' greatest achievement . Morris 's next biographer was Burne @-@ Jones ' son @-@ in @-@ law John William Mackail , who authored the two @-@ volume Life of William Morris ( 1899 ) in which he provided a sympathetic portrayal of Morris that largely omitted his political activities , treating them as a passing phase that Morris overcame .
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MacCarthy 's biography , William Morris : A Life for Our Time , was first published in 1994 and a paperback edition was published by Faber & Faber in 2010 . For the 2013 Venice Biennale , artist Jeremy Deller selected Morris as the subject of a large @-@ scale mural titled " We Sit Starving Amidst our Gold " , in which Morris returns from the dead to hurl the yacht of Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich into the waves of an ocean .
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MacCarthy curated the " Anarchy & Beauty " exhibition — a commemoration of Morris ' legacy — for the National Portrait Gallery in 2014 , for which she recruited around 70 artists who were required to undertake a test regarding Morris ' News from Nowhere to be accepted . Writing for the Guardian prior to the opening of the exhibition on 16 October 2014 , MacCarthy asserted :
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Morris has exerted a powerful influence on thinking about art and design over the past century . He has been the constant niggle in the conscience . How can we combat all this luxury and waste ? What drove him into revolutionary activism was his anger and shame at the injustices within society . He burned with guilt at the fact that his " good fortune only " allowed him to live in beautiful surroundings and to pursue the work he adored .
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" Anarchy & Beauty " ' s arts and crafts section featured Morris ' own copy of the French edition of Karl Marx 's Das Kapital <unk> in a gold @-@ tooled leather binding that MacCarthy describes as " the ultimate example of Morris 's conviction that perfectionism of design and craftsmanship should be available to everyone . "
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= = = Notable collections and house museums = = =
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A number of galleries and museums house important collections of Morris 's work and decorative items commissioned from Morris & Co . The William Morris Gallery in Walthamstow , England , is a public museum devoted to Morris 's life , work and influence . The William Morris Society is based at Morris 's final London home , Kelmscott House , Hammersmith , and is an international members society , museum and venue for lectures and other Morris @-@ related events . The Art Gallery of South Australia is " fortunate in holding the most comprehensive collection of Morris & Co. furnishings outside Britain " . The collection includes books , embroideries , tapestries , fabrics , wallpapers , drawings & sketches , furniture and stained glass , and forms the focus of two published works ( produced to accompany special exhibitions ) .
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The former " green dining room " at the Victoria and Albert Museum is now its " Morris Room " . The V & A 's British Galleries house other decorative works by Morris and his associates .
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One of the meeting rooms in the Oxford Union , decorated with the wallpaper in his style , is named the Morris Room .
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Wightwick Manor in the West Midlands , England , is a notable example of the Morris & Co. style , with original Morris wallpapers and fabrics , De Morgan tiles , and Pre @-@ Raphaelite works of art , managed by the National Trust . Standen in West Sussex , England , was designed by Webb between 1892 and 1894 and decorated with Morris carpets , fabrics and wallpapers . The illustrator Edward Linley Sambourne chose to decorate his London family home 18 Stafford Terrace with many Morris & Co wallpapers , which have been preserved and can still be seen today . Morris 's homes Red House and Kelmscott Manor have been preserved . Red House was acquired by the National Trust in 2003 and is open to the public . Kelmscott Manor is owned by the Society of Antiquaries of London and is open to the public .
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The Huntington Library , Art Collections and Botanical Gardens in San Marino , California acquired the collection of Morris materials amassed by Sanford and Helen Berger in 1999 . The collection includes stained glass , wallpaper , textiles , embroidery , drawings , ceramics , more than 2000 books , original woodblocks , and the complete archives of both Morris , Marshall , Faulkner & Co. and Morris & Co . These materials formed the foundation for the 2002 exhibition William Morris : Creating the Useful and the Beautiful and 2003 exhibition The Beauty of Life : William Morris and the Art of Design and accompanying publication .
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A Greater London Council blue plaque at the Red House commemorates Morris and architect Philip Webb .
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7 , Hammersmith Terrace is the former home of Sir Emery Walker , a close friend and colleague of Morris . The house is decorated in the Arts & Crafts style , including with extensive collections of Morris wallpaper , furniture , and textiles . 7 , Hammersmith Terrace is operated by the Emery Walker Trust , and is open to the public for tours .
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In 2013 , the Cary Graphic Arts Collection at Rochester Institute of Technology bought William Morris 's London @-@ built Hopkinson & Cope Improved Albion press ( No. <unk> ) at auction for $ 233 @,@ 000 . This printing press was specially reinforced to produce Morris 's Chaucer in 1896 . Other owners of Morris 's Albion press include Frederic Goudy and J. Ben Lieberman .
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= = Literary works = =
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= = = Collected poetry , fiction , and essays = = =
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The Hollow Land ( 1856 )
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The Defence of Guenevere , and other Poems ( 1858 )
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The Life and Death of Jason ( 1867 )
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The Earthly Paradise ( 1868 – 1870 )
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Love is Enough , or The Freeing of <unk> : A Morality ( 1872 )
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The Story of Sigurd the Volsung and the Fall of the Niblungs ( 1877 )
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Hopes and Fears For Art ( 1882 )
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The Pilgrims of Hope ( 1885 )
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A Dream of John Ball ( 1888 )
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Signs of Change ( 1888 )
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A Tale of the House of the Wolfings , and All the <unk> of the Mark Written in Prose and in Verse ( 1889 )
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The Roots of the Mountains ( 1890 )
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Poems By the Way ( 1891 )
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News from Nowhere ( or , An Epoch of Rest ) ( 1890 )
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The Story of the Glittering Plain ( 1891 )
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The Wood Beyond the World ( 1894 )
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Child Christopher and <unk> the Fair ( 1895 )
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The Well at the World 's End ( 1896 )
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The Water of the Wondrous Isles ( 1897 )
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The Sundering Flood ( 1897 ) ( published posthumously )
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A King 's Lesson ( 1901 )
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The World of Romance ( 1906 )
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Chants for Socialists ( 1935 )
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Golden Wings and Other Stories ( 1976 )
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= = = Translations = = =
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<unk> Saga : The Story of Grettir the Strong with Eiríkr Magnússon ( 1869 )
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The Saga of Gunnlaug the Worm @-@ tongue and Rafn the <unk> with Eiríkr Magnússon ( 1869 )
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Völsung Saga : The Story of the Volsungs and Niblungs , with Certain Songs from the Elder Edda with Eiríkr Magnússon ( 1870 ) ( from the Volsunga saga )
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Three Northern Love Stories , and Other Tales with Eiríkr Magnússon ( 1875 )
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The Odyssey of Homer Done into English Verse ( 1887 )
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The <unk> of Virgil Done into English ( 1876 )
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Of King Florus and the Fair <unk> ( 1893 )
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The Tale of Beowulf Done out of the Old English Tongue ( 1895 )
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Old French Romances Done into English ( 1896 )
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= = = Published Lectures and Papers = = =
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Lectures on Art delivered in support of the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings ( Morris lecture on The Lesser Arts ) . London , Macmillan , 1882
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Architecture and History & Westminster Abbey " . Papers read to SPAB in 1884 and 1893 . Printed at The Chiswick Press . London , Longmans , 1900
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Communism : a lecture London , Fabian Society , 1903
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= = Gallery = =
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= = = Morris & Co. stained glass = = =
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Stained glass
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= = = Morris & Co. textiles = = =
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Textiles
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= = = Kelmscott Press = = =
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Kelmscott Press
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= Grammy Award for Best Zydeco or Cajun Music Album =
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The Grammy Award for Best Zydeco or Cajun Music Album was an honor presented to recording artists at the 50th , 51st , 52nd and 53rd Annual Grammy Awards ( 2008 – 2011 ) for quality zydeco or cajun music albums . The Grammy Awards , an annual ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards , are presented by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to " honor artistic achievement , technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry , without regard to album sales or chart position " .
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Beginning in 2001 , advocates began lobbying for a Grammy category specifically for cajun and zydeco music . Award recipients , in chronological order , included Terrance Simien and the Zydeco Experience , BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet , Buckwheat Zydeco , and Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band ; no artist received the award more than once . Awards were presented to the engineers , mixers , and / or producers in addition to the performing artists . The group Pine Leaf Boys holds the record for the most nominations , with four . Though nominated each year the honor was presented , the group failed to receive an award . Doucet and Cedric Watson each received three nominations . 2009 marked the only year in which a musician received more than one nomination as well as the only time two artists were nominated for works appearing on the same album — Doucet was nominated as a member of BeauSoleil for Live at the 2008 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival as well as for his solo album From Now On , and Steve Riley and the <unk> Playboys were also nominated for their contribution to the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival compilation album . Many nominated artists were from Louisiana , specifically Lafayette .
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In 2011 , the Academy announced the retirement of the award category . Beginning in 2012 , zydeco or cajun recordings were eligible for the Best Regional Roots Music Album category .
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= = Background = =
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According to Cody Daigle of The Daily Advertiser , advocates lobbied for nearly seven years in an attempt to create a Grammy category specifically for zydeco and cajun music . The effort was led by musician Terrance Simien , along with his wife and manager Cynthia . Mitch <unk> , Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana at the time , also supported the effort . Cynthia , a trustee of the Memphis chapter of the Recording Academy , claimed hundreds of dollars and hours were invested in the lobbying effort she described as an " uphill battle " . Prior to the Best Zydeco or Cajun Music category , works in the genre competed in the Best Contemporary Folk Album or Best Traditional Folk Album categories .
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= = Recipients = =
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For the 50th Annual Grammy Awards ( 2008 ) , Best Zydeco or Cajun Music Album nominees included Geno Delafose & French Rockin ' Boogie for Le Cowboy Creole , Lisa Haley for King Cake , The Lost Bayou Ramblers for Live : <unk> La Blue Moon , the French language cajun band Pine Leaf Boys for their second album Blues de <unk> , <unk> for <unk> , <unk> Romero and the Hub City All @-@ Stars for The La <unk> Sessions , and Terrance Simien and the Zydeco Experience for Live ! Worldwide . Of the seven nominees , only one was based outside Lafayette , Louisiana . Le Cowboy Creole , Delafose 's fifth album , contained cover versions of Chuck Berry 's " Promised Land " , the Commodores ' " Easy " , The Everly Brothers ' " When Will I Be Loved " , Ronnie Milsap 's " ( There 's ) No Gettin ' Over Me " , and Van Morrison 's " Domino " . Blues de Musician included a French adaptation of the country music song " The Wild Side of Life " . Live ! Worldwide contained recordings of live performances from around the world during Simien 's 25 @-@ year career , including " The Star @-@ Spangled Banner " and traditional songs such as " Zydeco Boogaloo " and <unk> Chavis ' " Uncle Bud " . Simien and the Zydeco Experience performed as the opening act to the pre @-@ telecast for the 50th Grammy Awards ceremony . The award was presented to Terrance Simien and the Zydeco Experience , members of which included Jose Alvarez , Ralph Fontenot , Keith <unk> , William Terry , and Danny Williams . Joshua Murrell was also recognized as the engineer and producer of the album . Simien was described as " exuberant " during his acceptance speech in which he acknowledged the five other nominees . Simien and his band were also honored by Billboard , which ranked their live performance in support of the album as one of the top ten acts of the year .
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2009 nominees included BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet for Live at the 2008 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival , Michael Doucet for From Now On , Pine Leaf Boys for Homage Au <unk> , Steve Riley and the <unk> Playboys for Live at the 2008 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival , and Cedric Watson for Cedric Watson . Doucet , the founder , lead singer and fiddler of BeauSoleil , is the only artist to receive more than one nomination for Best Zydeco or Cajun Music Album within the same year . According to Doucet , From Now On was recorded " live in three sessions with no rehearsals , overdubs , or song lists . " The album contains original tracks , covers by Hoagy Carmichael and Allen Toussaint , and standards such as " St. Louis Blues " and " You Gotta Move " . The award was presented to BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet . Recipients included Doucet , band members Tommy Alesi , Jimmy Breaux , David Doucet , Mitchell Reed , Billy Ware , and Ben Williams , along with Eli Kelly and Woods Drinkwater as engineers . BeauSoleil 's set was recorded in April 2008 and released with the group 's approval without further involvement . According to Michael Doucet , the album " was on iTunes , and then all of a sudden it was nominated for a Grammy . "
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Nominees for the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards in 2010 included BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet for Alligator Purse , Buckwheat Zydeco ( stage name for Stanley Dural , Jr . ) for Lay Your Burden Down , The Magnolia Sisters for Stripped Down , Pine Leaf Boys for Live at 2009 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival , and Cedric Watson et Bijou Créole for L <unk> Créole . Alligator Purse included guest appearances by Garth Hudson of The Band , Natalie Merchant of 10 @,@ 000 Maniacs , Roswell Rudd , and John Sebastian of The Lovin ' Spoonful . Lay Your Burden Down reunited Dural with producer Steve Berlin and contained versions of Captain Beefheart 's " Too Much Time " , Jimmy Cliff 's " Let Your Yeah Be Yeah " , Gov 't Mule 's " Lay Your Burden Down " , Memphis Minnie 's " When the Levee Breaks " , and Bruce Springsteen 's " Back in Your Arms " . Members of The Magnolia Sisters , an all @-@ female cajun group of multi @-@ instrumentalists , included Anya Burgess , Ann Savoy , Lisa Trahan and Jane <unk> . The award was presented to Buckwheat Zydeco , members of which included Reginald Dural , Stanley " Buckwheat " Dural , Michael <unk> , Kevin Menard , Olivier <unk> , Curtis Watson , and Lee Allen Zeno . David Farrell and Steven Maxwell Berlin were also honored as the engineer / mixer and producer of the album , respectively .
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For the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards ( 2011 ) , the nominees were Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band for Zydeco Junkie , <unk> for En Couleurs , D. L. Menard for Happy Go Lucky , the Pine Leaf Boys for Back Home , and Cedric Watson et Bijou Créole for Creole Moon : Live at the Blue Moon Saloon . 2011 marked the fourth consecutive nomination for the Pine Leaf Boys . Group member Wilson Savoy was unable to attend the award ceremony , but admitted the nominations have " acted as vindication " of their " new @-@ traditionalist sound " . Zydeco Junkie , released through Carrier 's own record label <unk> Records , featured his " trademark party songs " and an " accordion @-@ flavored " cover of " Movin ' On Up " , the theme song for the television series The Jeffersons . Geno Delafose and Jamie Bergeron made guest appearances on the album . The award was presented to Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band .
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= = Category retirement = =
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