Studio Pottery: Twentieth Century British Ceramics in the Victoria and Albert Museum Collection - Softcover

Watson, Oliver; The Trustees Of The Victoria &

Softcover

ISBN 10: 071482948X ISBN 13: 9780714829487

Publisher: Phaidon Press, 1994

Synopsis

The 'studio pottery' movement is one of the key artistic forces of the twentieth century. This book, available again in paperback, is recognized as the definitive work on the British studio potters, and is an indispensable and inspiring sourcebook for all those who collect, design or work with ceramics.

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Review:

"Page after page of beautiful photographs of pots. Quality you will find in abundance in this truly excellent book."―Artbook News

Synopsis:

The British Studio Pottery movement of the twentieth century has been influential throughout the world and the Victoria and Albert Museum has the world's largest and finest collection with over 700 pieces dating from the beginnings of the movement to the 1980s. As well as being rich in masterpieces by such famous names as Bernard Leach, Hans Coper and Lucie Rie, the book contains significant and representative works by nearly 200 potters of note. This work is organized in the form of a biographical dictionary with a substantial introduction.

About this edition

• Publisher: Phaidon Press
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 071482948X
• ISBN 13: 9780714829487
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288