By Garth Clark, 1999.
24 pages, 12 illustrations, 12 in color — 8" x 8.25"

Lavishly illustrated book based on Saxe’s touring retrospective exhibition, organized by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Superb photography by John White and Tony Cunha shows Saxe’s hedonistic surfaces at their best.
by Martha Drexler Lynn, 1993.
160 pages, 164 illustrations, 64 in color — 10" x 9.75"

Bacerra is the unrivaled master of the decorated surface. His Layered and richly detailed surfaces are amongst the most luscious expressions of their kind in the ceramic palette.
by Martha Drexler Lynn, 1993.
160 pages, 164 illustrations, 64 in color — 10" x 9.75"

Karen Karnes is paradoxically both one of America's best known ceramists here and abroad, and arguably its least understood. Through her involvement with communities at Black Mountain College and Gatehill College, she brought sophistication to the potter's studio, informed, eloquent and inspiring.
by Martha Drexler Lynn, 1993.
160 pages, 164 illustrations, 64 in color — 10" x 9.75"

This catalogue concentrates on Larocque's expressionistic monumental heads, which are about process and time, appearing to be both under construction and in the process of decay. Although the essay by Larocque gives insights into his art, it leaves enough questions for the reader to answer.
by Martha Drexler Lynn, 1993.
160 pages, 164 illustrations, 64 in color — 10" x 9.75"

Clark writes that Phillip Maberry is "an unrepentant hedonist when it comes to art, a fearless colorist and a master of pattern, decoration and ornament". This catalog concentrates on Mabery's installations and the paradise of color he brings to homes across America.
by Martha Drexler Lynn, 1993.
160 pages, 164 illustrations, 64 in color — 10" x 9.75"

This worldwide acclaimed study of the British pot from its first expressions in the Stone Age to its present sophistication is eminently readable. Clark follows the history of innovation from the peasant to the studio potter. Richly illustrated and superbly designed. Includes a detailed bibliography.
by Martha Drexler Lynn, 1993.
160 pages, 164 illustrations, 64 in color — 10" x 9.75"

Disobedient to the rules of ceramics, "Visitors" to clay have created art from the impossible, made virtues of error, and reminded us of the transcendence of spirit over manual dexterity. Includes work by Pierre Alechinsky, James Brown, Anthony Caro, Eduardo Chillida, Joan Miro and Antoni Tapies.
by Martha Drexler Lynn, 1993.
160 pages, 164 illustrations, 64 in color — 10" x 9.75"

This book celebrates this domestic icon as an inventive vehicle for artistic expression. Features teapots from producers such as Wedgwood and Meissen, and from individuals from many countries. Contains over 140 detailed biographies.
by Martha Drexler Lynn, 1993.
160 pages, 164 illustrations, 64 in color — 10" x 9.75"

A work of art in its own right, in addition to exceptionally superb photography, the book features a number of pull out pages, one, spreading out nearly six feet across, shows Ah Leon's 60ft stoneware trompe l'oeil masterpiece, Bridge, giving the illusion of weathered wood.
by Martha Drexler Lynn, 1993.
160 pages, 164 illustrations, 64 in color — 10" x 9.75"

Sumptuous photographs of the work of Beatrice Wood as well as her personal story told with insight and love by her friend and dealer, Garth Clark. 128 pages with 70 pictures in dazzling color that capture the iridescent magic of her incomparable luster.
by Martha Drexler Lynn, 1993.
160 pages, 164 illustrations, 64 in color — 10" x 9.75"

Winner of the Art Libraries Society's Art Book of the Year award. The book chronicles the life and examines the art of one of the 20th century's greatest ceramic artists, the sexually charged maverick potter, George E. Ohr.

by Martha Drexler Lynn, 1993.
160 pages, 164 illustrations, 64 in color — 10" x 9.75"

A woderful international overview of the richness and diversity of ceramic art during the past twenty years. Featuring 130 esclusive masters of the medium, with detailed and illustrated biographies. Their work is analyzed and presented in twelve themes. A very useful reference for professionals, amateurs, makers and collectors.
by Martha Drexler Lynn, 1993.
160 pages, 164 illustrations, 64 in color — 10" x 9.75"

Winner of the 2001 Jerwood Applied Arts Prize, Richard Slee is one of the most interesting and significant ceramicists working today. His ceramics are intriguing and thought provoking. This definitive study on Slee’s work to date coincided with a major retrospective.
by Martha Drexler Lynn, 1993.
160 pages, 164 illustrations, 64 in color — 10" x 9.75"

Breaking the ceramic arts up into incisive, historic, award-winning essays, Shards is an essential anthology of 25 years of writings by Garth Clark, one of the most noted proponents of the medium. The book is divided in two parts: Artists and Issues. Includes six previously unpublished articles.

 

     
       
         
   
         
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