Architectural pottery : ceramics for a modern landscape
Chavkin, Dan2024
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Click and Collect for Architectural pottery : ceramics for a modern landscapeDocuments the history of the groundbreaking company Architectural Pottery, tracing its critical influence on midcentury design and its enduring appeal today.
Main title:
Architectural pottery : ceramics for a modern landscape / Dan Chavkin, Jeffrey Head, Jo Lauria ; foreword by Beth Ann Gerstein.
Author:
Chavkin, Dan, authorHead, Jeffrey, authorLauria, Jo, author, curatorGerstein, Beth Ann, writer of forewordArchitectural Pottery (Firm), designerAmerican Museum of Ceramic Art, host institutionPalm Springs Modern Committee
Imprint:
New York, New York : Monacelli, [2024]©2024
Collation:
255 pages : illustrations (some colour), portraits ; 28 cm
Notes:
Published on the occasion of an exhibition held at the American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, California, August 17, 2024 - March 2, 2025.Tip-in: One sheet contains publisher's note (1 unnumbered leaf : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 28 cm)"The first book to document the groundbreaking company Architectural Pottery, tracing its critical influence on midcentury design and its enduring appeal today"--From tip-in sheet.Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
Foreword / Beth Ann GersteinIntroduction: American design zeitgeist circa 1950.Before Architectural Pottery : setting the foundationThe Architectural Pottery name and logoRita and Max Lawrence : the growth of Architectural PotteryRita Lawrence : modern pioneerThe Lawrences and Gregory Ain.The designers. LaGardo TackettJohn FollisRex GoodeJack MorrisMalcolm LelandPaul McCobbRaul CoronelMarilyn Kay AustinGordon NewellLeon GalletoAurilla Doerner.From studio to factory production : the impact of David CresseyEvolution of a brand : Architectural Pottery sales and marketingCompetitors, knockoffs, and reproductionsArts & Architecture magazine : a real-time design primerVan Keppel-Green : early promoters of Architectural PotteryRadical redesign : new directions by Jayme OdgersThe transformative visions of Jayme Odgers / Marian LawrenceThe end of an eraA personal perspective / Damon Lawrence.Epilogue / Dan Chavkin.
ISBN:
9781580936316 (hbk)9781580936316
Dewey class:
738.09794738
LC class:
NK4210.A6835
Language:
English
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Subject:
Architectural Pottery (Firm) -- History -- ExhibitionsLawrence, RitaLawrence, Max, 1911-2010Pottery, American -- California -- 20th century -- ExhibitionsInterior decoration -- California -- History -- 20th century -- ExhibitionsPlant containers -- California -- ExhibitionsFurniture, Midcentury modern -- California -- ExhibitionsCeramicsInterior decorationInterior decorators -- United States -- BiographyExhibition catalogs
BRN:
571989
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton Library | Adult Non Fiction - Art and Craft | 738 ARC | Available |
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