The influence of Japan on Victorian Art and Design by Jo Banham

The Arts Society South Downs lecture

This lecture explores the history and impact of Japanese art in Victorian Britain on the work of artists and designers such as J. M. Whistler, D. G. Rossetti and E. W. Godwin and the widespread adoption of Anglo-Japanese styles and motifs in the furnishings, textiles and wallpapers sold by fashionable retailers like Liberty’s .