Frans Wildenhain, 1950-75 : creative and commercial American ceramics at mid-century / Bruce A. Austin ; photography by A. Sue Weisler ; with essays by Jonathan Clancy and Becky Simmons.
Craft education and the first thirty years of the School for American Craftsmen. No medium for the craftsman unsure of himself. Studio pottery after World War II. Interview with Robert Bradley Johnson and H. Winn McCray.
Notes:
"A catalog accompanying the exhibition presented simultaneously at Bevier Gallery and Dyer Arts Center, Rochester Institute of Technology, August 20 - October 2, 2012." Set in Verlag, designed by Hoefler & Frere-Jone and Arno Pro, designed by Robert Slimbach. "Unless otherwise credited, all ceramic objects were created by Frans Wildenhain and are part of the Archive Collections, Rochester Institute of Technology, a gift of Robert Bradley Johnson. Cataloging (medium dimensions, glaze) of the Johnson collection was by John Shea. Object dimensions: height precedes width."--T.p. verso. Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
Introduction ; Interview with Robert Bradley Johnson / Bruce A. Austin. Craft education and the first thirty years of the School for American Crafts / Becky Simmons -- "No medium for the craftsman unsure of himself" : studio pottery after World War II / Jonathan Clancy -- Selling crafts at mid-century : moving the merch at Shop One / Bruce A. Austin -- Interview with Robert Bradley Johnson / Bruce A. Austin.
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