Editing Decorative arts (section)

==Arts and Crafts movement==
[[File:Artichoke wallpaper Morris and Co J H Dearle no borders.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Arts and Crafts movement]] "Artichoke" wallpaper by Morris and Co.]]

The lower status given to works of decorative art in contrast to fine art narrowed with the rise of the [[Arts and Crafts movement]]. This aesthetic movement of the second half of the 19th century was born in England and inspired by the writings of [[Thomas Carlyle]], [[John Ruskin]] and [[William Morris]]. The movement represented the beginning of a greater appreciation of the decorative arts throughout Europe. The appeal of the Arts and Crafts movement to a new generation led the English architect and designer [[Arthur Heygate Mackmurdo]] to organize the Century Guild for craftsmen in 1882, championing the idea that there was no meaningful difference between the fine and decorative arts. Many converts, both from professional artists' ranks and from among the intellectual class as a whole, helped spread the ideas of the movement.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/37281/Arts-and-Crafts-movement |title=Arts and Crafts movement |publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica |year=2012 |chapter= |access-date=5 June 2014}}</ref>

The influence of the Arts and Crafts movement led to the decorative arts being given a greater appreciation and status in society and this was soon reflected by changes in the law. Until the enactment of the [[Copyright Act 1911]] only works of fine art had been protected from unauthorized copying. The 1911 Act extended the definition of an "artistic work" to include works of "artistic craftsmanship".<ref>{{citation |chapter=Section 35(1) |title=UK Legislation, Copyright Act 1911 |chapter-url=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo5/1-2/46/section/35/enacted}}</ref><ref>{{citation |author=Edmund Eldergill |title=The Decorative Arts and Copyright |url=http://www.vivalagoon.com/en/content/8-decorative-arts-copyright-uk |year=2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170704101552/http://www.vivalagoon.com/en/content/8-decorative-arts-copyright-uk |publisher=Lagoon Contemporary Furniture |archive-date=Jul 4, 2017}}</ref>