Sir Emery Walker

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Sir Emery Walker was a prominent English engraver, printer, and typographer closely associated with the Arts and Crafts movement and a key collaborator of William Morris.

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instanceOf Arts and Crafts movement figure
English engraver
person
printer
typographer
awardReceived Knighthood
coFounded Doves Press
collaboratedWith T. J. Cobden-Sanderson
William Morris
countryOfCitizenship England
United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1851-04-02
dateOfDeath 1933-07-22
educatedAt local schools in London
employer Day & Collins (photo-engraving firm)
fieldOfWork graphic arts
printing
typography
founded Walker & Boutall
linked to: Walker and Boutall
friendOf Philip Webb
T. J. Cobden-Sanderson
William Morris
genre book design
hasInterest socialism
heritageSite Emery Walker’s House museum at 7 Hammersmith Terrace
honorificPrefix Sir
influenced Doves typeface design
William Morris
knownFor expertise in photo-engraving
lectures on typography
preservation of William Morris’s legacy
language English
memberOf Art Workers' Guild
linked to: Art Workers Guild

Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings
movement Arts and Crafts movement
name Emery Walker
notableFor collaboration with William Morris
influence on private press typography
notableWork typographical work for the Doves Press
typographical work for the Kelmscott Press
occupation engraver
printer
typographer
placeOfBirth London
linked to: London, England
placeOfDeath London
linked to: London, England
residence 7 Hammersmith Terrace, London

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Emery Walker fullName Sir Emery Walker