American Potters Today

Author : Susan Peterson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pottery by American Indian Women written by Susan Peterson and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Primarily a women's art, American Indian pottery reflects a heritage of powerful social, religious, and aesthetic values. Even now, modern American Indian women use the clay, paint, and fire of pottery making to express themselves, creating designs that range from dutifully traditional to strikingly original. This book - written in conjunction with one of the most important exhibitions of American Indian pottery ever mounted - provides an in-depth look at a unique North American art form.

Author : Betty LeFree
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Santa Clara Pottery Today written by Betty LeFree and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book combines extensive research with interviews granted by three Santa Clara potters. During the interviews, the author recorded and photographed each step -- from clay pit to market -- in the making of contemporary Santa Clara pottery. Collecting and preparing the clay, making slips and paints, modelling various kinds of vessels, sanding, smoothing, slipping, polishing, decorating, firing -- all are described and illustrated so thoroughly that the reader can experiment with the Santa Clara techniques himself if he wishes.

Author : Kevin A. Hluch
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1440219672
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Art of Contemporary American Pottery written by Kevin A. Hluch and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2001-08-01 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beauty will always reside in the eye of the beholder, but what about the fine line between beauty and functionality? Can a purely utilitarian form, such as a simple pot, vase, or plate, truly be considered a great work of art? In The Art of Contemporary American Pottery, author Kevin A Hluch takes up the challenge of addressing this debate. Hluch, who examines pottery from a unique perspective as historian, scholar and connoisseur, finds as much meaning and nobility in a thoughtfully crafted clay vessel as he does in a masterpiece painting. There are many reasons why a good pot is a good pot. Some reasons are obvious. Some are subtle. Some only reveal themselves when you know how to look. With the help of more than 200 beautiful color photos featuring the world of the country's best utilitarian potters, and a lengthy list of artists and galleries, Hluch does more than just talk about how great pottery is made. He talks about what makes great pottery.

Author : Elaine Levin
Publisher : Abrams
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The History of American Ceramics written by Elaine Levin and published by Abrams. This book was released on 1988-10-06 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beginning with the red earthenware made by the potters of Jamestown in 1607 and continuing through objects made by ceramic artists today, this carefully researched and copiously illustrated volume canvases the major developments and practitioners of the art.

Author : John Ramsay
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1528760646
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book American Potters and Pottery written by John Ramsay and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2021-03-22 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Author : Victoria and Albert Museum. Ceramics Department
Publisher : Museum
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 92 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book American Potters Today written by Victoria and Albert Museum. Ceramics Department and published by Museum. This book was released on 1986 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Rina Swentzell
Publisher : First Avenue Editions
ISBN 13 : 082259627X
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Children of Clay written by Rina Swentzell and published by First Avenue Editions. This book was released on 1992 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Members of a Tewa Indian family living in Santa Clara Pueblo in New Mexico follow the ages-old traditions of their people as they create various objects of clay.

Author : Edwin Atlee Barber
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Marks of American Potters written by Edwin Atlee Barber and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Alice Cooney Frelinghuysen
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN 13 : 1588395960
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book American Art Pottery written by Alice Cooney Frelinghuysen and published by Metropolitan Museum of Art. This book was released on 2018-09-25 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Verdana} At the height of the Arts and Crafts era in Europe and the United States, American ceramics were transformed from industrially produced ornamental works to handcrafted art pottery. Celebrated ceramists such as George E. Ohr, Hugh C. Robertson, and M. Louise McLaughlin, and prize-winning potteries, including Grueby and Rookwood, harnessed the potential of the medium to create an astonishing range of dynamic forms and experimental glazes. Spanning the period from the 1870s to the 1950s, this volume chronicles the history of American art pottery through more than three hundred works in the outstanding collection of Robert A. Ellison Jr. In a series of fascinating chapters, the authors place these works in the context of turn-of-the-century commerce, design, and social history. Driven to innovate and at times fiercely competitive, some ceramists strove to discover and patent new styles and aesthetics, while others pursued more utopian aims, establishing artist communities that promoted education and handwork as therapy. Written by a team of esteemed scholars and copiously illustrated with sumptuous images, this book imparts a full understanding of American art pottery while celebrating the legacy of a visionary collector.

Author : Garth Clark
Publisher : Watson-Guptill Publications
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book American Potters written by Garth Clark and published by Watson-Guptill Publications. This book was released on 1981 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: