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Recent Fires: Contemporary American Ceramics, Philip Rawsom Jan 1990

Recent Fires: Contemporary American Ceramics, Philip Rawsom

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Exhibition catalog for Recent Fires: Contemporary American Ceramics. Introduction to the exhibition and essay, Ceramics Overview written by Philip Rawson.


Recent Fires: Contemporary Amercian Ceramics, Philip Rawson Jan 1990

Recent Fires: Contemporary Amercian Ceramics, Philip Rawson

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This show illustrates something of the depth and range of American ceramics since World War II. It includes both very well-known and less well-known names. As most of the pieces are vessels of one kind or another (with a few oustanding exceptions) it expressly refers us to the roots of the ceramic art in handling clay by throw-potting. Many pieces in fact embody in their imagery the axially centered container. There are also some of those charmingly ironic and brightly glazed confections which have become very popular in recent years, partly for their hi-tech look. But this show is not …