The Last Sane Man: Michael Cardew - Modern Pots, Colonialism, and the Counterculture - Couverture rigide

Harrod, Tanya

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0300100167 ISBN 13 : 9780300100167

Editeur : Yale University Press, 2012

Synopsis

British studio potter Michael Cardew (1901-1983) was a man of paradox, a modernist who disliked modernity, a colonial servant who despised Empire, and an intellectual who worked with his hands. After graduating from Oxford in 1923, he made majestic slipware alongside legendary potter Bernard Leach. Wartime service in Ghana made Cardew fiercely critical of British overseas policies; he remained in West Africa intermittently until 1965, founding a local tradition of stoneware. Beginning in the late 1960s, he travelled through Australia and North America, teaching pottery and demonstrating against racism and its consequences. By the time of his death, he had established himself as one of the finest 20th-century potters and as a voice of political dissent and counterculture. This is the first biography of his remarkable life. Harrod's engaging narrative includes interviews with friends, students, and Cardew's two surviving sons. Also included are previously unpublished photographs of Cardew and his family, as well as colour images of his work.

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À propos de l'auteur

Tanya Harrod is an independent design historian, the author of the prizewining The Crafts in Britain in the 20th Century and the co-editor of the Journal of Modern Craft.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Yale University Press
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0300100167
• ISBN 13: 9780300100167
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 472
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