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One
of the foremost dealers and collectors in America
David Rago shares his knowledge and experience
to provide a beautifully photographed guide
to the major studios and artists as he explains
how to appreciate and appraise individual pieces
in American Art Pottery. The sumptuous
forms and colors produced by studios such as
Rookwood, Newcomb, Teco, Tiffany, Fulper and
Roseville are detailed with rich color photography.
How these studios began and who influenced their
works form part of the text, but the primary
focus is on allowing the reader to develop the
skills to interpret and appraise the works.
Enthusiasm for European and Japanese pottery
swept the American crafts scene at the Centennial
Exposition of 1876 in Philadelphia. This lavishly
illustrated book examines the history of hand-crafted
ceramics in the United States, discussing different
techniques and styles, as well as the influence
of such important studios as Maria Longworth
Nichols's Rookwood Pottery of Cincinnati, Sam
Weller's from Zanesville, Ohio, Boston's Paul
Revere Pottery, Newcomb College Pottery, Low
Art Tile Works, Grueby Faience, Teco, Van Briggle,
George Ohr, and the Tiffany Studios.
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