Arthur Mackmurdo
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| Arthur Mackmurdo |
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| Wren's City Churches, 1883 |
Arthur Mackmurdo was born in 1851 in London to his father, a manufacturing chemist, and his mother. He attended Felsted School where he studied under T. Chatfield Clarke, an architect. In 1869, after what he believed was an unsuccessful time spent with Clarke, Mackmurdo became assistant to Gothic Revival architect James Brooks and in 1874 decided to travel with John Ruskin to Italy. During this time Mackmurdo met many famous people involved in the Arts and Crafts Movement. Obtaining influence from the Roman architecture around him, in 1975 Mackmurdo opened his own architectural practice in London where he developed himself as a successful architect, designer, promoter of the Arts and Crafts Movement, and pioneer of Art Nouveau. Although he loved art, Mackmurdo also lead life with a firm sense of the sciences.
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| Chair, 1882 |
In 1882 Mackmurdo instituted the Century Guild of Artists, a guild used to offer people the opportunity to refurnish their homes and buildings by skilled artists. Some artists in the guild include Clement Heaton, Herbert Horne, Selwyn Image, and Benjamin Creswick. The guild members, including Mackmurdo used many methods and media including furniture, stained glass, metal work, decorative painting, and architectural design. The guild also published a magazine, "The Hobby Horse," which included famous contributors such as Oscar Wilde, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, William Bell Scott, and Ford Maddox Brown.
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