About this artwork

This print shows a group gathered at Gloucester Gate in Regent's Park, London. Strang depicted himself within the crowd - visible beyond the speaker’s raised arm wearing a cap - identifying himself as one of the working class. By the middle of the 1880s economic depression and poor working conditions were rife in industrial Britain. The Socialists, and other urban realist subjects of around this date, reflect Strang’s personal interest in contemporary social issues. As well as being a member of the Arts and Crafts Movement, he became Master of the Art Workers Guild, a co-operative committed to bringing about economic and social improvement through traditional workmanship and apprenticeships.

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William Strang

William Strang