Things of beauty growing: British studio pottery

Adamson, Glenn and Droth, Martina and Olding, Simon (2017) Things of beauty growing: British studio pottery. Yale Center for British Art, The Fitzwilliam Museum and Yale University Press, New Haven, London and Cambridge. ISBN 9780300227468

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Creators:
Adamson, Glenn and Droth, Martina and Olding, Simon
Description/Abstract:

A book of essays and catalogue entries, plus a time line and maker's biographies.

For nearly a century British potters have invigorated traditional ceramic forms by developing or reinventing techniques, materials, and means of display. Things of Beauty Growing explores major typologies of the vessel—such as bowl, vase, and charger—that have defined studio ceramics since the early 20th century. It places British studio pottery within the context of objects from Europe, Japan, and Korea and presents essays by an international team of scholars and experts. The book highlights the objects themselves, including new works by Adam Buick, Halima Cassell, and Nao Matsunago, featured alongside works by William Staite Murray, Lucie Rie, Edmund de Waal, and others, many published here for the first time. Rounding out the illustrated volume is an interview with renowned collector John Driscoll and approximately fifty illustrated short biographies of significant makers.

Item Type:
Book
Date:
5 September 2017
Projects or Series:
Things of Beauty Growing
Additional Information:

Published in association with the Yale Center for British Art and the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, to accompany the exhibition at Yale Center for British Art, 14 September – 3 December 2017, and the Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, 20 March –18 June 2018.

This book is also held in the UCA Farnham Library.

Schools:
School of Fine Art, Crafts & Photography
Research Centres:
Crafts Study Centre
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Depositing User:
Professor Simon Olding
Date Deposited:
06 Apr 2017 11:32
Last Modified:
13 Jul 2022 10:20
Olding, Simon:
ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8749-3674
URI:
https://research.uca.ac.uk/id/eprint/3315

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