Talwin Morris
| Talwin Morris | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 14, 1865 |
| Died | March 29, 1911 (aged 45) |
| Occupation | Illustrator |
| Known for | Book design |
Talwin Morris (born 14 June 1865[1] in Winchester, England; died 29 March 1911[1][2]) was a leading illustrator and book designer during the late 19th and early 20th centuries and was a business acquaintance of Charles Rennie Mackintosh[3].
His mother died in childbirth[1].
In 1891, he was appointed sub editor and designer of Black and White, a weekly magazine published by Cassell and Co[1]. In 1892 he married Alice Marsh[1].
In 1893 he moved to Glasgow[2] to work for publishers Blackie and Son Limited[3].
In 2009, three pieces in copper, designed by him, which had been rescued from a skip outside Blackie's headquarters in Stanhope Street, Glasgow, during the building's demolition in the 1960s, sold at auction for more than £6,000[3].
A recurrent motto in his works is a single dash followed by two dashes[citation needed] - his initials ("TM") in morse code.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e Fletcher, Louise. "Talwin Morris Book Design - Biography". University of Glasgow. http://www.hatii.arts.gla.ac.uk/MultimediaStudentProjects/00-01/9704030f/project/html/mainpage.htm. Retrieved 2009-10-18.
- ^ a b "Talwin Morris Biography". University of Manitoba Libraries. http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~fordl/biography.html. Retrieved 2009-10-18.
- ^ a b c "'Copper salvage' sells for £6,000". BBC. 2009-10-07. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/8294450.stm. Retrieved 2009-10-18.
[edit] External links
- Talwin Morris at the University of Manitoba Libraries
- Talwin Morris and Balckie
- Talwin Morris Book Design, University of Glasgow
- Talwin Morris exhibition, University of Reading
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