Arts and Crafts Tile: From the Collection of the Two Red Roses Foundation - Hardcover

Montgomery, S.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0982083335 ISBN 13: 9780982083338

Publisher: The Two Red Roses Foundation, 2017

Synopsis

• A study of beautiful tiles made in North America during the Arts and Crafts movement
• Like other Arts and Crafts creations, these tiles counterract the soullessness of mass-production on an industrial scale

The American Arts and Crafts movement inspired designers and artisans to move beyond the hard, glossy, mass-produced tiles of the nineteenth century. As a result, artists began to explore the endless possibilities for adding to the decorative beauty of rooms with excellently decorated handcrafted tiles. A new demand for colour in architecture supported their efforts to produce tiles for walls and floors, friezes, panels, murals, and even entire rooms. Each of the sixteen tile makers represented in the Two Red Roses Collection (including Grueby, William Morris, Newcomb, Paul Revere Pottery, and Rookwood) sought to balance the ideals of fine design and craftsmanship with the pressures of efficient production and financial viability. Profusely illustrated, Arts and Crafts Tile thoroughly documents the Two Red Roses Foundation collection. An appendix provides concise histories of each of the tile companies and the talented men and women who designed and crafted these remarkable works of art.

About this title

About the Author

Susan J. Montgomery is an independent decorative arts scholar and the author of numerous books and articles on pottery and tiles.

Edition details

• Publisher: The Two Red Roses Foundation
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0982083335
• ISBN 13: 9780982083338
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 360