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The Work of the Modern Potter
£12
| Author |
George Wingfield-Digby
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| Publisher |
John Murray
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| Date |
1952, First Edition
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| Format |
Hardback with dustcover |
| Size |
1952, First Edition
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| Description |
110 pages of text
64 pages of black and white plates
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| Condition |
Book in excellent condition, dustwrapper
has a few creases and tears.
Not bad at all for 57 years!
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| Postage |
At cost |
George Wingfield-Digby was one of the major collectors of studio
pottery in mid-twentieth century. Written way back in 1952, this
book is one of the earliest appraisels of modern studio pottery
and provides a fascinating insight into the pottery scene of that
era.
Chapters
- Introduction
- The Potter's Art : Points of View
- The Origins and Aims of the Modern Artist-Potter
- How Pottery is Made
- Learning to Distinguish Good Pottery
- Some Potters and Their Work
- Some Opinions on Pottery
- Bibliography
- Glossary
- Description of the Plates Plates
The second part of the book is a set of 64 black and white plates
featuring the work of:
- Bernard Leach
- The Leach Pottery
- David Leach
- Lucie Rie
- Shoji Hamada
- William Staite-Murray
- Michael cardew
- Sam Haile
- Henry Hammond
- Heber MAtthews
- Robert J Washington
Katharine Pleydell-Bouverie
- Dora Billington
- Constance Dunn
- Charles Vyse
- Crown Pottery
- Paul Barron
- Ray Finch
- Dorothy Kemp
- Margaret Leach
- Marianne de Trey
- Hans Coper
- William Gordon
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