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American art pottery : the Robert A. Ellison Jr. Collection / Alice Cooney Frelinghuysen, Martin Eidelberg, Adrienne Spinozzi
No full textThe fascinating story of the American art pottery movement told through hundreds of distinctive works. During the height of the Arts and Crafts era in Europe and the United States, from the late 1800s until World War I, American ceramics were transformed from industrially produced ornamental and table wares to aesthetically and technologically innovative art pottery. This fascinating history is exemplified by the outstanding works in the collection of Robert A. Ellison Jr., who over half a century assembled one of the most important and comprehensive selections of American art pottery. More than 300 of the finest examples of works made by both well-known and less familiar ceramists, including George E. Ohr, Hugh Robertson, Charles Volkmar, Mary Louise McLaughlin, Matt Morgan, Maria Longworth Nichols, and Frederick Hurten Rhead, are beautifully reproduced, along with numerous period advertisements and photographs, imparting a full understanding of the movement's personalities and achievement
Golden kingdoms : luxury and legacy in the ancient Americas : [press kit]
No full textDigital press kit for the exhibition held at the J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center, Los Angeles, from September 16, 2017, through January 28, 2018, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, from February 26 to May 28, 2018; Title from press flye
Odyssey : Jack Whitten Sculpture, 1963-2017 : [press kit]
No full textDigital press kit for the exhibition held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, September 6-December 2, 2018; Title from press flye
Nedjemankh and his gilded coffin : [press kit]
No full textDigital press kit for the exhibition held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, July 20, 2018-April 21, 2019; Title from press flye
Like life : sculpture, color, and the body (1300-now) : [press kit]
No full textDigital press kit for the exhibition held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, March 21-July 22, 2018; Title from press flye