Contemporary Ceramics: Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art
by Jane Adlin
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art 1998
ISBN/ASIN: 0300200617
ISBN-13: 9780300200614
Number of pages: 48
Description:
The collection shows the extraordinary breadth of styles postwar artists have been able to create. The aggressive experimentation of Voulkos, Mason, Price, and the other early pottery-making 'rule breakers' of the era gave rise to one of the most creative periods in the history of ceramics, as the exhibition and this catalogue seek to demonstrate.
Download or read it online for free here:
Download link
(9.5MB, PDF)
Similar books
Hand-Book of Wood Engraving
by William Andrew Emerson - Lee and Shepard Publishers
Practical instruction in the art for persons wishing to learn without an instructor. The book contains a description of tools and apparatus used, explaining the manner of engraving various classes of work. A history of the art is also given.
(17252 views)
by William Andrew Emerson - Lee and Shepard Publishers
Practical instruction in the art for persons wishing to learn without an instructor. The book contains a description of tools and apparatus used, explaining the manner of engraving various classes of work. A history of the art is also given.
(17252 views)
Jewellery
by H. Clifford Smith - G. P. Putnam's Sons
Jewellery may be defined as comprising various objects adapted to personal ornament, precious in themselves or rendered precious by their workmanship. The jewel as personal ornament may be merely decorative, or it may be useful as well as ornamental.
(7818 views)
by H. Clifford Smith - G. P. Putnam's Sons
Jewellery may be defined as comprising various objects adapted to personal ornament, precious in themselves or rendered precious by their workmanship. The jewel as personal ornament may be merely decorative, or it may be useful as well as ornamental.
(7818 views)
The China Painter Instruction Book
- Thayer & Chandler
In this work we devote special chapters to the various features of china painting such as lining, mixing of colors, etc., and with this lesson the beginner has a fair start; she will soon learn what the different combinations of colors will produce.
(8457 views)
- Thayer & Chandler
In this work we devote special chapters to the various features of china painting such as lining, mixing of colors, etc., and with this lesson the beginner has a fair start; she will soon learn what the different combinations of colors will produce.
(8457 views)
Illustrated History of Furniture
by Frederick Litchfield - Truslove & Hanson
An overview of the decorative furniture and woodwork, from the earliest period until the present time. Illustrations are arranged in chronological order, and the descriptions are explanatory of the historical changes which have affected the furniture.
(17037 views)
by Frederick Litchfield - Truslove & Hanson
An overview of the decorative furniture and woodwork, from the earliest period until the present time. Illustrations are arranged in chronological order, and the descriptions are explanatory of the historical changes which have affected the furniture.
(17037 views)