biography
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| lived:
| (1856–1915)
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| biography:
| Writer and craft colonist, born in Bloomington, Illinois, USA. Following years as a successful businessman, he established in 1893 the Roycrofters, a craft community in East Aurora, NY. Following the ideals of William Morris, the artisans produced mission-style furniture and Art Nouveau household accessories in metal and leather. He edited the Roycrofters' monthly The Philistine, in which appeared ‘A Message to Garcia’ (1899), embodying his ideas on a community of workers. |
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