Ceramics Books and Magazines

Authors: Suzanne Baizerman, Lynn Downey, John Toki
Creator: Oakland Museum Of California
Publisher: Pomegranate
Category: Book

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Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars

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Sales Rank: 675313

Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 129
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 10.9 x 8.5 x 0.6

ISBN: 0764913999
Dewey Decimal Number: 738.30979462
EAN: 9780764913990

Publication Date: November 2000
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Filled with thoughtful and meaningful wares June 6, 2002
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Collaboratively presented by Suzanne Raizerman (Imogene Gieling Curator of Crafts and Decorative Arts, Oakland Museum, California), Lynn Downey (History, Levi Strauss and Company); and John Taki (California College of Arts and Crafts and President, Leslie Ceramic Supply Company, Berkeley, California) Fired By Ideals: Arequipa Pottery And The Arts & Crafts Movement is a truly impressive, 136 page artbook showcasing a unique selection of historical ceramic pottery sculpture. In 1911, after the 1906 earthquake in San Francisco triggered a tuberculosis epidemic, a special treatment center called the Arequipa Sanatorium was founded for working women afflicted by the disease. Pottery became daily practice, both as an outlet for creativity/healing and to create marketable wares. The most amazing samples of this fine pottery are displayed in full color in Fired By Ideals, along with descriptive captions and a narrated history of the Sanatorium that created them. A fascinating catalogue filled with thoughtful and meaningful wares, Fired By Ideals is a unique and enthusiastically recommended addition to personal, professional, academic, and community library arts and crafts reference collections.

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With vintage photos and color reproductions June 5, 2001
Fired By Design surveys Arequipa pottery and the Arts and Crafts movement, using vintage photos and color reproductions to display the works generated by a tuberculosis sanatarium in rural Marin County in 1906. Dr. Brown was influenced by the Arts and Crafts movement sought to provide his female patients not just with rest, but with creative art pursuits: pottery was his choice and Fired By Design displays the wealth produced by his patients.

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