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| − | Prime mover of the Arts and Crafts movement through his design work. Producer of | + | Prime mover of the Arts and Crafts movement through his design work. Producer of jewellery, enamels, metalwork, house design, furniture, and fireplaces. Though married, he admitted to his wife his homosexuality before the marriage. Ashbee was a member of the Order of Chaeronea, a secret society founded in 1897 for the cultivation of a homosexual ethos. Set up the Guild and School of Handicraft, the Essex House Press, and founded the Survey of London. Wrote two novels, 'From Whitechapel to Camelot' (1892) and 'The Building of Thelema' (1910). |
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| + | ==See Also== | ||
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| + | * [[LGBTQ Jewellery Designers]] | ||
| + | * [[Prominent Furniture Designers Who Identify as LGBTQ]] | ||
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| + | ==Further Reading/Research== | ||
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| + | * https://www.britannica.com/biography/Charles-Robert-Ashbee | ||
| + | * http://www.historygraphicdesign.com/index.php/the-industrial-revolution/the-arts-and-crafts-movement/378-klingspor-type-foundry | ||
| + | * https://archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/search/archives/401a01c7-9e57-3fe0-afcd-33f15c536a43 | ||
| + | * https://www.londonremembers.com/subjects/charles-robert-ashbee | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:19, 27 July 2020
Country
Great Britain
Birth - Death
1863 - 1942
Occupation
Designer
Description
Prime mover of the Arts and Crafts movement through his design work. Producer of jewellery, enamels, metalwork, house design, furniture, and fireplaces. Though married, he admitted to his wife his homosexuality before the marriage. Ashbee was a member of the Order of Chaeronea, a secret society founded in 1897 for the cultivation of a homosexual ethos. Set up the Guild and School of Handicraft, the Essex House Press, and founded the Survey of London. Wrote two novels, 'From Whitechapel to Camelot' (1892) and 'The Building of Thelema' (1910).
See Also
Further Reading/Research
- https://www.britannica.com/biography/Charles-Robert-Ashbee
- http://www.historygraphicdesign.com/index.php/the-industrial-revolution/the-arts-and-crafts-movement/378-klingspor-type-foundry
- https://archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/search/archives/401a01c7-9e57-3fe0-afcd-33f15c536a43
- https://www.londonremembers.com/subjects/charles-robert-ashbee
