{"product_id":"ceramic-art-9780691226637","title":"Ceramic Art","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA new examination of the history of ceramic art, spanning ancient to modern times, emphasizing its traditions, materials, and methods of making\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eConcise but comprehensive, \u003ci\u003eCeramic Art\u003c\/i\u003e brings together the voices of art historians, conservators, and artists to tell the history of making art from fired clay. The story spans history and continents, examining the global traditions of ceramists that range from pre-Columbian Peruvian artisans to contemporary African studio potters. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe volume shows how human need gave rise to multiple traditions in earthenware, stoneware, porcelain, glaze, and surface decoration from Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and the Americas. Essays describe the core materials and practice of ceramics, followed by consideration of its production, consumption, and use. Throughout, the focus is on the power of materials and the role conservation plays in the afterlife of a ceramic object. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn accessible introduction to an ancient practice, \u003ci\u003eCeramic Art\u003c\/i\u003e offers new ways of thinking about the broader forces that have shaped the traditions of the medium.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMargaret S. Graves\u003c\/b\u003e is associate professor of art history at Indiana University. \u003cb\u003eSequoia Miller\u003c\/b\u003e is a historian, curator, and studio potter. He is chief curator at the Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art, Toronto. \u003cb\u003eMagdalene Odundo\u003c\/b\u003e is a ceramist whose work is in the collections of the British Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the National Museum of African Art at the Smithsonian Institution, and the Frankfurt Museum for Applied Arts, among many others. She is chancellor of the University for the Creative Arts (UCA). \u003cb\u003eVicki Parry\u003c\/b\u003e is conservator of objects in the Department of Objects Conservation at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50568331395346,"sku":"9780691226637","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_72422d14-9b7f-4cc8-9841-66e33b9759d3.jpg?v=1731942159","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/ceramic-art-9780691226637","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}