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Monday, August 25, 2014

William Morris Strawberry Thief Game


This Just In (and of possible interest to Art History 2 students): Whilst fooling about on the web and checking my blog roll, I found a reference to a new game based, on the well-known-to-my-students Morris textile pattern, developed by a team at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.

There's a video report from BBC News Scotland, and a report on the process at Sophia George's blog (she's the developer). See also some commentary from The Victorian Librarian (Mid-week Museum: Strawberry Thief by William Morris).

Now what was that again about art history having nothing to do with doing creative work in the real world?

Image credit: William Morris, Strawberry Thief textile design, 1883. Victoria and Albert Museum, via Wikipedia.