iff you think Arts and Crafts had no leadership, Williesm Morris would like a word with you,  And if it had no manifesto, Ruskin will be surprised. Palladio will serve for Neoclassicism, arguably Coubet for Realism, perhaps alongside the pertinent critics. The avant-garde of the moment has often had an abundance of manifestos and leaders:  Wilde in the 1890s, GErtrude Stein and her circle in the 1920/, Andy Warhol in the 60s.