In 1851, a 17-year-old William Morris vomited outside London’s Crystal Palace. Having seen “The Great Exhibition,” a showcase of inventions furthering the cause of Britain’s Industrial Revolution, he wanted none of it. Instead, Morris would propel another revolution, in zealous pursuit of craft and beauty.Morris’ work features prominently in “The Cult of Beauty: The Victorian Avant-Garde, 1860-1900,” a sprawling exhibit on view through June at the Legion of Honor. Read More