By Alice Cooney Frelinghuysen and Martin Eidelberg
This vivid overview of late-nineteenth to early-twentieth-century American ceramics and ceramists reveals how artists in the United States drew upon diverse, global influences to produce works of astonishing variety and ingenuity. Inspiration from Asian traditions and European movements—from Arts and Crafts and Art Deco to the modernism of Matisse and the Wiener Werkstätte—lead American artists to develop new designs, decorations, and techniques. The more than 180 exemplary works from the collection of Martin Eidelberg in this book—some of these never before published—include objects by Rookwood, Grueby, and Van Briggle potteries, as well as individuals such as Maija Grotell, George E. Ohr, Frederick Hurten Rhead, Louis…See More
- Publisher: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Authors: Alice Cooney Frelinghuysen and Martin Eidelberg
- Pages: 256
- Illustrations: 273
- Format: Hardcover
- Dimensions: 9 1/2″ x 11″
- ISBN: 9781588397324



















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