George Ohr (14 results)

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Paperback with very good dust-jacket. Clean and solid.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Clean slim softcover book. Barely wear on cover. 41pp. DAILY SHIPPING. B/w And Color Photographs (illustrator).

Second printing (as stated on rear copyright page; first published 1983). 24 pages plus covers. Staple-bound paperback booklet: H 23cm x L 17.75cm. Paper covers illustrated with b/w portrait photos of George Ohr; covers rubbed with minor scuffing at edges; residue and some surface abrasions from removed sticker at front cover's top right corner. Interior pages are bright and clean. Binding is firm. Published as the accompanying catalog for a 1983 exhibition held at the University of Mississippi. Introduction (page 2); "Some Facts in the History of a Unique Personality: The Autobiography of George E. Ohr, the Biloxi Potter" (pages 3-5); "George E. Ohr: Further Aesthetic Notes" by Garth Clark (pages 6-8, 22-23); color and b/w plates (pages 9-21); acknowledgements essay (page 24). {ArtShelf#2} ISBN 0937791024.…

Second printing (as stated on rear copyright page; first published 1983). 24 pages plus covers. Staple-bound paperback booklet: H 23cm x L 17.75cm. Paper covers illustrated with b/w portrait photos of George Ohr; covers rubbed with minor scuffing at edges; residue from removed sticker at front cover's top right corner. Interior pages are bright and clean. Binding is firm. Published as the accompanying catalog for a 1983 exhibition held at the University of Mississippi. Introduction (page 2); "Some Facts in the History of a Unique Personality: The Autobiography of George E. Ohr, the Biloxi Potter" (pages 3-5); "George E. Ohr: Further Aesthetic Notes" by Garth Clark (pages 6-8, 22-23); color and b/w plates (pages 9-21); acknowledgements essay (page 24). {ArtShelf#3} ISBN 0937791024.…

Second printing (as stated on rear copyright page; first published 1983). 24 pages plus covers. Staple-bound paperback booklet: H 23cm x L 17.75cm. Paper covers illustrated with b/w portrait photos of George Ohr; covers rubbed with some scuffing at edges and along spine fold; residue and some surface abrasions from removed sticker at front cover's top right corner. Interior pages are bright and clean. Binding is firm. Published as the accompanying catalog for a 1983 exhibition held at the University of Mississippi. Introduction (page 2); "Some Facts in the History of a Unique Personality: The Autobiography of George E. Ohr, the Biloxi Potter" (pages 3-5); "George E. Ohr: Further Aesthetic Notes" by Garth Clark (pages 6-8, 22-23); color and b/w plates (pages 9-21); acknowledgements essay (page 24). {ArtShelf#1} ISBN 0937791024.…

First Edition. First edition. Softcover. Exhibition catalog for a show that ran June 9through August 14, 2015. Features an essay by John Yau. Includes numerous color and black and white illustrations and a checklist. A fine copy in wrappers and from the library of Lucas Samaras with estate stamp and in a fine dust jacket. A very nice copy with an interesting provenance. Uncommon.…

Third printing of the first edition (as stated upon copyright page). 192 pages. Hardcover: H 31cm x L 26cm. Dust jacket. Dark maroon cloth. Interior pages are bright and clean. Binding remains crisp. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. With frontispiece, Foreword, color and b/w photographs, two appendices, Notes, Selected Bibliography, and Index. Excellent monograph on the pottery and life of George E. Ohr (1857-1918), the "Mad Potter of Biloxi" Mississippi, whose bold experimentation with clay forms have led to his attribution as the father of the American Abstract-Expressionism movement. Please note that this large book has an approximate shipping weight of 5 pounds (2.26 kg) and will require additional postage for any postal class other than domestic Media Mail. ISBN 0896599272.…

112 pp.; 24.5 x 20 cm.; glue bound; black-and-white & color; edition size unknown; unsigned and unnumbered; offset-printed Exhibition catalogue published in conjunction with show held at ICA Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania, January 16 - June 21, 2009. Traveled to Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, July 11 - November 29, 2009. Organized and with an introduction by Ingrid Schaffner and Jenelle Porter. Texts by Ingrid Schaffner, Jenelle Porter, and Glenn Adamson. Artists include Robert Arneson, Lucio Fontana, Beverly Semmes, Paul Swenbeck, Eugene Von Bruenchenhein, Peter Voulkos, Ann Agee, Nicole Cherubini, Viola Frey, Jessica Jackson Hutchins, Ken Price, Sterling Ruby, Arlene Shechet, Betty Woodman, Jane Irish, Jeffrey Mitchell, Ron Nagle, Adrian Saxe, Glenn Adamson, Kathy Butterly, George Ohr, Rudolf Staffel, and Beatrice Wood. Includes exhibition checklist. Good / Very Good. Significant creasing across verso cover. Light rubbing of cover edges. Contents clean and unmarked. Due to large size and weight additional shipping charges will be required for international orders.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. This periodical has no rips or stains. The binding in intact and there are no loose pages. The back cover has a crease and some scuffing and the corners have some curling. The previous owner's name is written on the title page. Placitas Community Library is a small rural library located in an unincorporated area. All proceeds help pay for the operating expenses of the library.…

Hardcover. Condition: New.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. All colour illustrated. Clean, unmarked and square with slightly bumped tail of spine. 4to.

First Edition. First edition. Softcover. Exhibition catalog on the work of this important American potter. Features an introduction by Ron Dale, an autobiographical text by Ohr and an essay by Garth Clark. Includes 10 color and 9 black and white images of pots by Ohrs as well as several black and white images of him. A clean near fine copy in stapled wrappers. An important reference that is somewhat uncommon.…

INSCRIBED, DATED, AND SIGNED BY THE ARTIST. Black metal frame, approximately H 18 1/4 inches x L 15 3/16 inches. Poster under clear plastic and not examined out of frame; some dirt and dust evident between poster and plastic; Biloxi frame shop ink tamp on rear backing board. Poster's visible dimensions approx. H 17 7/16 inches x L 14 7/16 inches. Poster's bottom left margin has artist's ink signature "P. Bernstein" written immediately above her printed name followed by single-line ink inscription and date "To the Byrds', Best Wishes! '96" written underneath the title. Poster features fun colorful pictorial image of George Ohr mirrored four times to each quadrant from center axis along with pottery and bumblebee motif. Jpeg images emailed upon request. Please note that this item has an approximate shipping weight of 4.25 pounds (1.92 kg) and may require additional postage for any postal class other than domestic Media Mail.…

This ceramics ephemera collection includes approximately 1,350 items, mostly exhibition announcement cards and some brochures for both individual ceramic artists and group exhibitions of ceramics as well as 23 posters and a game board, mostly from the late 1970s to the early 2000s. The collection features about 550 items from the Garth Clark Gallery NYC and SF locations; and over 100 other galleries in the US and Europe such as: Helen Drutt; John Berggruen, Rena Bransten / Quay, Dorothy Weiss, Bellas Arts, Okun, Ferrin, Joanne Rapp, The American Hand, Grace Borgenicht, Contemporary Porcelain, Convergence, Charles Cowles, John Elder, Elements, Katy Ertman, Hadler / Rodriguez, Dorothy Hafner, OK Harris, Jane Hartsook / Greenwich House Pottery, Dai Ichi Arts, Nancy Margolis, Franklin Parrasch, Theo Portnoy, Surroundings, Wallengren, The American Craft Museum and many other locations. Please inquire for a more detailed list. Shipping will be at cost. Most of the individual artist's invites are illustrated with a single object in color on the front side of the card by 100s of artists including: Robert Arneson, Rudy Autio, Ralph Bacerra, Gijs Bakker, Anthony Bennett, Jill Bonovitz, Enzo Borgini, Robert Brady, Mark Burns, Lidya Buzio, Elaine Carhartt, Emily Carroll, Clarice Cliff, Carme Collell, Philip Cornelius, Val Cushing, Bill Daley, Roseline Delisle, Harris Deller, Richard Devore, Kim Dickey, Rick Dillingham, Ruth Duckworth, Jack Earl, Marvin Fang, Ken Ferguson, Keiko Fukazawa, Leopold Foulem, Elizabeth Fritsch, John Gill, Chris Gustin, Tony Hepburn, Wayne Higby, Anne Hirondelle, Jan Holcomb, Jun Kaneko, Karen Karnes, Junko Kitamura, Cindy Kolodziejski, Howard Kottler, Anne Kraus, Geert Lap, James Lawton, Ah Leon, Alexander Lichtveld, Michael Lucero, Philip Maberry, Kirk Mangus, Roberta Marks, Tony Marsh, John Mason, Beverly Mayeri, John McQueen, Richard Milette, Dennis Morinaka, Ron Nagle, Art Nelson, Manuel Neri, Matt Nolen, Richard Notkin, Jeff Oestreich, George Ohr, Mark Pharis, Ken Price, Elsa Rady, David Regen, Suzan Rezac, John Rohlfing, Jane Rosen, Amy Sabrina, Judith Salomon, Adrian Saxe, Scott Schoenherr, Alev E Siesbye, Anna Silver, Anne Smith, Christina Smith, Martin Smith, Chris Staley, Susanne Stephenson, Akio Takamori, Toshiko Takaezu, Howard Ben Tre, William Underhill, Eric Van Eimeren, Peter Voulkos, Kurt Weiser, Beatrice Wood, Betty Woodman, Tetsuya Yamada, Arnold Zimmerman and many others.…