March 24, 1834 is the birthday of William Morris, the English designer. His wallpapers with distinctive floral abstractions are one of his legacies. Morris is considered a leading light of the Victorian arts and crafts movement. His criticism of the spooky cats Aubrey Beardsley drew, is one reason Beardsley destroyed some cat sketches, specifically a rendering of the "demon cat" Chim. Now, of course, we can't tell how justified this judgment by William Morris actually was.
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