C. R. Ashbee

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Arts and Crafts movement figure architect designer person social reformer

C. R. Ashbee was an English designer, architect, and social reformer best known for his influential role in the Arts and Crafts movement and for founding the Guild and School of Handicraft.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Philip Webb 2
Charles Robert Ashbee 1
William Lethaby 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Arts and Crafts movement figure ⓘ
architect ⓘ
designer ⓘ
person ⓘ
social reformer ⓘ
advocated cooperative production ⓘ
improvement of workers’ living conditions ⓘ
integration of art and craft ⓘ
associatedWith Arts and Crafts movement ⓘ
surface form: Arts and Crafts movement in London

Guild and School of Handicraft ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship England ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
designed furniture ⓘ
houses ⓘ
jewellery ⓘ
metalwork ⓘ
familyName Ashbee ⓘ
fieldOfWork architecture ⓘ
crafts ⓘ
design ⓘ
social reform ⓘ
founded Guild and School of Handicraft ⓘ
fullName C. R. Ashbee self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Charles Robert Ashbee
gender male ⓘ
genre Arts and Crafts movement ⓘ
surface form: Arts and Crafts design
givenName Charles ⓘ
Robert ⓘ
hasNotableRole leader in the English Arts and Crafts movement ⓘ
hasPhilosophy emphasis on craftsmanship over industrial mass production ⓘ
linking design with social reform ⓘ
influencedBy John Ruskin ⓘ
William Morris ⓘ
knownFor community-based craft production ⓘ
handcrafted jewellery ⓘ
handcrafted metalwork ⓘ
language English ⓘ
movement Arts and Crafts movement ⓘ
socialism ⓘ
nationality English ⓘ
notableFor founding the Guild and School of Handicraft ⓘ
role in the Arts and Crafts movement ⓘ
occupation architect ⓘ
craftsman ⓘ
designer ⓘ
social reformer ⓘ
urban planner ⓘ

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Art Workers Guild → foundedBy → C. R. Ashbee ⓘ
this entity surface form: William Lethaby
this entity surface form: Philip Webb
C. R. Ashbee → fullName → C. R. Ashbee self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Charles Robert Ashbee
this entity surface form: Philip Webb
Art Workers Guild → hasNotableMember → C. R. Ashbee ⓘ