Art for the people : decorated stoneware from the Weitsman Collection /

Art for the people : decorated stoneware from the Weitsman Collection /

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate author / creator:	New York State Museum, creator.
Imprint:	Albany, New York : The University of the State of New York, The State Education Department, 2015.
Description:	295 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps, portraits (some color) ; 38 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Museum memoir, 0749-1158 ; 29 Museum memoir (New York State Museum) ; 29.
Subject:	Weitsman, Adam J. -- Art collections -- Catalogs. New York State Museum -- Catalogs. New York State Museum. Stoneware -- United States -- History -- 19th century -- Catalogs. Folk art -- United States -- History -- 19th century -- Catalogs. Stoneware -- Private collections -- New York (State) -- New York -- Catalogs. Art -- Private collections. Folk art. Stoneware. Stoneware -- Private collections. New York (State) -- New York. United States. Catalogs. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11031001

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Other authors / contributors:	Scherer, John L., 1944-
ISBN:	9781555572761 1555572766
Notes:	Stoneware is in the collection of the New York State Museum donated by Adam J. Weitsman. Includes bibliographical references (pages 284-285) and index.
Summary:	A copiously illustrated and scholarly analysis of the single most important collection of 19th century American decorated stoneware. The book is a careful study of ordinary forms and their humble, utilitarian purposes that became vessels for an expression of a person, of a place, or of an event. What started out as an everyday ware was transformed into a work of art and the decorative designs in cobalt blue afford insight into and reflect life in 19th century America. Sometimes commemorative and other times humorous, whimsical, or provocative, the book's 230 examples and 340 color photographs fully illustrate the variety of decorative folk art imagery, the range of potters and potteries, the broader historical context of manufacturing and transportation, and an important American tradition with regional practices. Senior historian emeritus John L. Scherer's engaging and authoritative text, in tandem with the profuse illustrations, leads to greater understanding of these remarkable works.

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Call Number:	f NK4364 .N48 2015
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