The History of American Ceramics: From Pipkins and bean pots to contemporary forms / 1607 to present - Couverture rigide

Levin, Elaine

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0810911728 ISBN 13 : 9780810911727

Editeur : Harry N. Abrams, 1988

Synopsis

1988. 351 S. Mit zahlr. auch farb. Abb. Originalleinen mit Schutzumschlag. Umschlag leicht berieben, sonst gutes Exemplar. - Ceramics-with its brilliant colors, innovative designs, and varied forms-is among the most enduring and fascinating of the decorative arts. Just as ceramics has developed over the course of American history, so, too, has our appreciation of it. Ceramics has emerged as an important and highly collectible art. Beginning with the red earthenware made by the potters of Jamestown in 1607 and continuing through the objects made by contemporary ceramics artists today, this judicious, carefully researched, and lavishly illustrated volume canvases the major developments and practitioners of the art. We learn about yellowware, spongeware, Tucker porcelain; the blossoming of the art potteries of the late 1800s (many begun by women), among them Rookwood, Grueby and Newcomb; Art Nouveau works by Louis Comfort Tiffany and Artus Van Brig-gle,- Art Deco ceramics, particularly the superb artistry of Adelaide Alsop Robineau (whose famous "scarab" vase required 1,000 hours of careful, patient work); the emergence of sculpture; and commercially manufactured ceramics such as Fiesta ware and Lenox, the first American-made china, selected in 1918, for use by the White House. We see, too, the effects of Abstract Expressionism, Pop Art, and other influential art movements in the works of post-World War II ceramists like Robert Arneson, Peter Voulkos, John Mason, and Paul Soeldner,- in the ceramic earthworks by Charles Simonds; and in the poetic, figurative sculptures by Mary Frank. In The History of American Ceramics Elaine Levin traces the development of ceramics from its functional origins to its more contemporary incarnation as an art. She presents as well useful information about the methods of creating ceramics and the techniques of decoration. The bounty of American ceramics is presented in 352 illustrations-100 in full color-offering an unprecedented ...

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Harry N. Abrams
• Date d'édition: 1988
• ISBN 10: 0810911728
• ISBN 13: 9780810911727
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 352