British Ceramic Art: 1870-1940 Book

This beautiful, color-illustrated reference of British art potteries includes detailed accounts of their histories, artists, designers, craftsmen and personalities, together with a comprehensive list of marks. The ceramics reflect the highly imaginative, diverse art styles of this period, evolving from Arts and Crafts naturalism through preatomic Modernism. Over 250 sharp color and 85 black and white photographs display the innovative, and often quite colorful, bowls, vases, plates and jugs of British manufacture. Lively surface textures and glaze types were developed in this period through a combination of experimentation and experienced knowledge. The book presents all the major art potteries, arranged alphabetically, with detailed text, photographs of typical wares, identifying marks, glossary, bibliography and index.] As John Bartlett's own interest in British ceramic art grew, his tireless search for identification and explanation took him to many public and private collections of note worldwide. The examples shown here, therefore, represent the best as well as the most typical wares, and his thorough organization enables him to be concise while sharing an overwhelming enthusiasm for each piece.