We are an authorized, direct-from-the-publisher retailer of NEW books. Our titles are ON HAND and available for immediate shipping. Table of Contents More than 100 years ago a handful of talented decorators and a smattering of potteries created one of the country's most enduring and collected crafts American art pottery. This was the first truly indigenous American style of pottery, whose heyday spanned the late 1880s through the late 1920s, and continued into the 1950s. It was a movement born in Ohio, then as now America's heartland, where it quickly grew from a regional business to a national phenomenon, with potteries stretching from New Hampshire to California. Reflecting the success of America's art potteries was the period of industrial growth that invigorated the country as it rallied from the Civil War and prepared for the challenges of the twentieth century. This was a time of confidence and commerce, a time when a new middle class including women entered the work force. And American art pottery, which began as a handmade industry and evolved into a mechanized one, became a thriving business. For this book, the most thorough to date on the subject, Barbara A. Perry, former curator of ceramics at Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, New York, has selected 100 of the finest examples of American art pottery from Everson's renowned holdings. Through these superb works all specially photographed for this book she traces the development of the movement, providing descriptions of the most prominent potters and designers as well as detailed commentaries on the actual wares. Admirers and collectors of the medium will find much new information about such companies as Rookwood, Weller, Grueby, and Roseville, as well as about some of the outstanding potters, among them Maria Longworth Nichols, Artus Van Briggle, Kataro Shirayamadani, George Ohr, and Adelaide Alsop Robineau, whose famous Scarab Vase took 1,000 hours to complete. Complementing the discussion of art pottery are American art tiles of the period, reflecting the country's growing prosperity and reliance on ceramics for building exteriors and interiors. This beautiful book is a major contribution to the field of American art pottery. 100 illustrations, including 50 plates in full color
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