Classic Black: The Basalt Sculpture of Wedgwood and His Contemporaries (Hardcover)

WINNER OF THE AMERICAN CERAMIC CIRCLE AWARD 2021 A fascinating exploration of the inspiration behind, and development of, classically inspired sculpture and other ornamental wares in black basalt, the famous stoneware perfected by Josiah Wedgwood in 1768. Wedgwood, with prescience, said of his new creation: 'Black is Sterling and will last forever.' This volume presents approximately 120 examples of ornamental black basalt, including portrait busts, statues, and vases, ewers, and other fully three-dimensional, ornamental forms. Works in low relief include tablets, plaques, medallions, and cameos. The volume also features essays by renowned subject specialists and individual, fully illustrated catalogue entries which will be grouped into three chapters and organized according to the era-Classical Antiquity, 16th- and 17th-Centuries, 18th Century-of the design sources used by Wedgwood and his contemporaries to create their basalt wares.

General

Imprint:	D Giles Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	February 2020
Authors:	Brian D Gallagher
Dimensions:	279 x 229 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards / With dust jacket
Pages:	248
ISBN-13:	978-1-911282-35-8
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Art forms, treatments & subjects > Ceramic arts, pottery, glass > Ceramics Books > Arts & Architecture > Art forms, treatments & subjects > Art treatments & subjects > Exhibition catalogues and specific collections Promotions
LSN:	1-911282-35-2
Barcode:	9781911282358

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