About William and Evelyn De Morgan
William (1839-1917) and Evelyn
(1855-1919) De Morgan were both highly respected artists and true
renaissance people. They married in 1887 and became involved in
many of the leading issues of the day including the suffragette
movement, prison reform, pacifism and spiritualism.
Evelyn was a signatory for the "Declaration in Favour of Women's
Suffrage" in 1889 and William showed his support by serving
as Vice President of the "Men's League for Women's Suffrage"
in 1913.
Spiritualism was a popular preoccupation of the upper-middle classes
during the mid-nineteenth century. Many influential figures of the
art world, including GF Watts and John Ruskin, who were honorary
members of the Institute of Psychical Research, became interested. |
