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A Potter in Japan, 1952-1954
Author: A Potter in Japan 1952-54
Author: Bernard LeachA Potters in Japan 1952-1954
Author: Bernard LeachPioneers of Modern Craft
Author: Margot CoattsPublisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 9780719050596
Category : Decorative arts
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Pioneers of modern craft profiles key figures in the history of contemporary twentieth-century crafts. It focuses on the lives and times of prominent individuals who were (or became) influential throughout the pre- and post-war periods in Britain, such as David Pye, Gerald Benney, Gerda Flockinger, Edward Barnsley and William Staite Murray.
The Complete Potter
Author: Caroline WhymanPublisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN: 9780812233001
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
A practical introduction to every aspect of handling and firing this unique clay. Discusses preparation, storage, and reclamation, and techniques for handbuilding and modeling, molding, and decoration. Other topics covered include kiln packing and firing, and the coloring, mixing, and application of glazes, lusters, and enamels. Illustrated with color and bandw photos. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
American Studio Ceramics
Author: Martha Drexler LynnPublisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300212739
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 433
Book Description
A landmark survey of the formative years of American studio ceramics and the constellation of people, institutions, and events that propelled it from craft to fine art
Kingdom of Beauty
Author: Kim BrandtPublisher: Duke University Press
ISBN: 9780822340003
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
A Study of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University Kingdom of Beauty shows that the discovery of mingei (folk art) by Japanese intellectuals in the 1920s and 1930s was central to the complex process by which Japan became both a modern nation and an imperial world power. Kim Brandt’s account of the mingei movement locates its origins in colonial Korea, where middle-class Japanese artists and collectors discovered that imperialism offered them special opportunities to amass art objects and gain social, cultural, and even political influence. Later, mingei enthusiasts worked with (and against) other groups—such as state officials, fascist ideologues, rival folk art organizations, local artisans, newspaper and magazine editors, and department store managers—to promote their own vision of beautiful prosperity for Japan, Asia, and indeed the world. In tracing the history of mingei activism, Brandt considers not only Yanagi Muneyoshi, Hamada Shōji, Kawai Kanjirō, and other well-known leaders of the folk art movement but also the often overlooked networks of provincial intellectuals, craftspeople, marketers, and shoppers who were just as important to its success. The result of their collective efforts, she makes clear, was the transformation of a once-obscure category of pre-industrial rural artifacts into an icon of modern national style.
The Leach Legacy
Author: Marion WhybrowPublisher: Sansom Company Limited
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Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 216
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Shoji Hamada
Author: Susan PetersonPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1789942276
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
An in-depth portrait of the life and work of Shoji Hamada, one of the key figures behind the development of studio pottery in the 20th century, and the legacy he left. Shoji Hamada was one of the seminal figures in 20th century ceramics. Along with the British potter Bernard Leach, he was instrumental in the development of the international Studio Pottery movement in the early 1900s. Their dramatic influences are still felt today, particularly in the United States and Great Britain. Hamada, also a major figure in Japan's folk art revival, was designated a 'Living National Treasure' by the Japanese government in 1955 and awarded the Order of Culture in 1968. Shoji Hamada is an ebullient and fascinating portrait of a great potter, tracing his place in the ceramic tradition and revealing a keen perception of his energetic lifestyle, dazzling work cycle, and intriguing specifics about the firing of his kilns. The text and over 200 new colour photographs from Peterson's stay at Hamada's compound in 1970 present a wealth of detail about techniques and processes. Equally important are the author's insights depicting Hamada's bequest to us: one whose life was concentrated toward the perpetuation and achievement of fundamental, unchanging and universal values and goals. In this completely re-designed and updated version of her classic book, Susan Peterson brings together the East-West connection personified by Hamada and Leach. In a completely new concluding chapter, she assesses Hamada's ongoing legacy to the world of studio pottery. This is an authoritative account of one of the towering figures in the ceramics world by one of the first people to welcome him to America in the early 1950s. The book is a must for anyone interested in the evolvement of hand pottery and the dynamics of ceramics in general.
The Japanese Collection
Author: Slippery Rock State College. LibraryPublisher:
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Category : Japan
Languages : en
Pages : 232
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