Download or read book Leave the Balcony Open written by Elizabeth Bryding Adams and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Beeson collection was begun in 1946 and consists of about 1400 pieces. In 1975 the entire collection was donated to the Birmingham Museum of Art (Alabama). This book is a social history of the 18th century with descriptions of the wares and manufacturing techniques at the Wedgwood works.

Download or read book The Dwight and Lucille Beeson Wedgwood Collection at the Birmingham Museum of Art Birmingham Alabama written by Birmingham Museum of Art (Birmingham, Ala.) and published by ACC Distribution. This book was released on 1992 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of approximately fourteen hundred objects is a comprehensive compilation of most forms of Wedgwood's ware from the eighteenth century, and such rare pieces as the figure of Britannia, a medallion bearing the portrait of Sir William Hamilton and inscribed by Thomas Bentley, and a cream-ware cream cullier can be found in no other museum.

Download or read book The Dwight and Lucille Beeson Wedgwood Collection at the Birmingham Museum of Art written by Elizabeth Bryding Adams and published by Birmingham Museum of Art. This book was released on 1993-01-01 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Dwight and Lucille Beeson Collection of Wedgwood written by Birmingham Museum of Art (Birmingham, Ala.) and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 57 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Portland Vase written by Mariah Carmen Briel and published by Hirmer Verlag . This book was released on 2024-05-13 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Die antike römische Portlandvase aus Überfangglas gehört zu den Schätzen des Britischen Museums und ist zugleich eine globale »Marke«, die seit Jahrhunderten bei Kunsthandwerker:innen, Sammler:innen und Käufer:innen hoch im Kurs steht und unzählige Male kopiert und neu interpretiert wurde. Der Band geht der spannenden Frage nach, warum und auf welche Weise die einmalige antike Vase über Zeit und Raum hinweg zur legendären künstlerischen und kommerziellen Muse oder, wie man heute sagen würde, »Influencerin« für Kunstschaffende wie Josiah Wedgwood, Viola Frey, Chris Wight, Michael Eden, Nicole Cherubini, Clare Twomey und Roberto Lugo wurde. Anhand von mehr als 65 Werken und reich bebildert wird die Rolle von Marken in unserer Kultur untersucht und erklärt, warum klassische Traditionen den künstlerischen Kanon dominieren und wie diese Traditionen neu gedacht und revolutioniert werden können.

Download or read book Laurence Sterne and the Visual Imagination written by W.B. Gerard and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-12-05 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first full-length and comprehensive study of the illustrations of Sterne's work, this book explores the ability of Sterne's texts to inspire the visual imagination. It helps to explain why scores of editions of his fiction have been illustrated, some profusely: to fulfill the reader's desire, as well as the artist's compulsion, to visualize Sterne's words. Gerard places his subject in a clear and innovative theoretical framework which opens the field to general word and image studies. The author begins by examining the distinct varieties of pictorialism in Sterne's texts. The remainder of the study takes into account three remarkable series of illustrations-representing Trim reading the sermon, didactic sentimentalism in A Sentimental Journey and Henry Mackenzie's Man of Feeling, and the many and diverse portrayals of 'poor Maria' - to demonstrate the ways in which culture projects these texts differently through the various artists.

Download or read book Sculpture at the Ends of Slavery written by Caitlin Meehye Beach and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2022-11-15 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction : "Within a few steps of the spot" : art in an age of racial capitalism -- Grasping images : antislavery and the sculptural -- "The mute language of the marble" : slavery and Hiram Powers' Greek slave -- Sentiment, manufactured : John Bell and the abolitionist image under empire -- Relief work : Edmonia Lewis and the poetics of plaster -- Between liberty and emancipation : Francesco Pezzicar's The Abolition of slavery -- Coda : "Sculptured dream of liberty".

Download or read book Annual Report written by National Endowment for the Arts and published by . This book was released on with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reports for 1980- include also the Annual report of the National Council on the Arts.

Download or read book Classical Savannah written by and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By the end of the eighteenth century, classicism, which arose out of Europe's fascination with ancient Greece and Rome, had also left its mark on America. This study of the classical style in the fine and decorative arts shows the extent to which it influenced the material culture of Savannah, Georgia, from 1800 to 1840. More than 130 examples of objects owned in Savannah in this period are illustrated, described, and discussed. The objects include oil paintings and watercolors, clocks, musical instruments, jewelry, sculptures, engravings, bank notes, needlework, china, silver, brass, lighting fixtures, architectural elements, and furniture. Page Talbott presents an overview of the origins of classicism in Europe and its spread to America. Emphasizing Americans' close identification of classicism with national values and ideals, Talbott also discusses the style in the context of Savannah's social life and its history as a major southern port. She covers not only the principles, methods, and materials of classical design, but also the manufacture, distribution, sale, and ownership of a wide range of functional and decorative objects. Classical Savannah is the companion volume to the Classical Savannah exhibition, which opened in the spring of 1995 at the Telfair Museum of Art in Savannah. Illustrating well over half of the items in the exhibit, and including a detailed checklist of the additional seventy objects not shown in the book, Classical Savannah is a valuable source for historians, designers, decorators, collectors, and anyone interested in this period of America's history.

Download or read book Shelley s Visual Imagination written by Nancy Moore Goslee and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2011-06-23 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shelley's drafts and notebooks, which have recently been published for the first time, are very revealing about the creative processes behind his poems, and show - through illustrations and doodles - an unexpectedly vivid visual imagination which contributed greatly to the effect of his poetry. Shelley's Visual Imagination analyzes both verbal script and visual sketches in his manuscripts to interpret the lively personifications of concepts such as 'Liberty', 'Anarchy', or 'Life' in his completed poems. Challenging the persistent assumption that Shelley's poetry in particular, and Romantic poetry more generally, reject the visual for expressive voice or music, this first full-length study of the drafts and notebooks combines criticism with a focus upon bibliographic codes and iconic pages. The product of years of close examination of these remarkable texts, this much-anticipated book will be of great value for all students of Shelley and all those interested in the Romantic process of creation.

Download or read book Eighteenth century English Porcelain in the Collection of the Indianapolis Museum of Art written by Indianapolis Museum of Art and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 1987 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This very thorough catalogue, with excellent footnotes and bibliography, firmly places the subject in its broadest context." --Apollo Covers approximately 95 pieces, representing Chelsea, Bow, Derby, Worcester, Chamberlain-Worcester, Caughley, Longton Hall, Spode, and Hilditch and Sons.

Download or read book Red Rum Comes To Light written by Kansas Rae and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2009-08-11 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dr. Gabrielle Michaels, a 4th year residency of oncology at Northwestern University hospital in Chicago Illinois, has a feeling she is being watched, that her life is under a microscope, and she has every reason to believe her mild obscurity of paranoia because unfortunately for Gabrielle, she’s right. Somone has a disturbing watchful eye on Dr. Michaels. The past has a dreadful way of reoccurring again. For Gabrielle’s sake, circumstances of the death of a childhood friend and love who is locked away in her heart and she refuses to let go, somehow lingers to unsolved murders of two Chicago police officers. Those unsolved murders of two Chicago police officers are reopened when a prominent white defense attorney is found hanging dead in his home. Gabrielle may have reason to believe a friend and mentor of her past, Aaron James a professor at Chicago State University and president of a private political and social activist organization, may be linked to those murders, but has no reason not to trust him. As Gabrielle tries to unravel the light of truth that is filled with lies, conspiracy and plots, more gruesome deaths arise and her life is now somehow a target. Sadly for Dr. Michaels, a dark omen of reality continues to snatch the lives of people close to her, leaving her with a glass full of red rum in which she continues to drink from. This distinctive spellbinding crime drama is a thriller, a masterpiece of divine writing and peculiar lecture that is truly astonishing. Kansas Rae powerful words will speak to you, get your attention, make your head spin, heart race, and may bring you to tears. This novel is guaranteed to become one of your collections of must-reads.

Download or read book Wedgwood Ceramics written by Daniel J. Keefe (III.) and published by Schiffer Book for Collectors. This book was released on 2005 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over 500 stunning color photos display Wedgwood ceramics made in England since the mid-1700s, including early green glazed earthenwares, Queen's Ware, black basalt, jasper ware, dry-bodied stonewares, majolica, bone china, and lustre ware ranging from teapots and tableware to statuary and Art Deco sculptures. Text provides a detailed history of the many ceramics lines produced. Values are in the captions.

Download or read book Sir William Chambers written by John Harris and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 1996-02-25 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published on the occasion of the exhibition, Courtauld Gallery, London 10 October 1996-5 January 1997, Natiobalmuseum, Stockholm 20 February-20 April 1997.

Download or read book The Genius of Wedgwood written by Hilary Young and published by ACC Distribution. This book was released on 1995 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Josiah Wedgwood, one of the most remarkable men of his century, transformed British pottery from a cottage craft to a manufacturing industry with worldwide exports. At the heart of his achievement was his pioneering recognition that quality art and design would give Wedgwood wares their distinction. In an exhibition to mark the bicentenary of his death, the Victoria and Albert Museum has brought together for the first time more than 500 of the beautiful works and designs created in Josiah Wedgwood's lifetime - many of them never exhibited before. They include a magnificent selection of pieces from the famous Frog Service, commissioned by Catherine the Great and sent to Russia in 1774. The Genius of Wedgwood introduces and explains in detail every item in the exhibition and contains contributions by leading Wedgwood experts from Britain and Russia. Illustrated with 50 colour and 140 black and white photographs, it is a unique portrait of the man and his work.

Download or read book The Lunar Men written by Jennifer S. Uglow and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2003-10 with total page 625 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the 1760s a group of amateur experimenters met in the English Midlands. Blending science, art, and commerce, the Lunar Men changed the face of England. Uglow's vivid, exhilarating account uncovers the friendships, political passions, love affairs, and love of knowledge that drove these extraordinary men.

Download or read book Bibliographic Guide to Art and Architecture written by New York Public Library. Art and Architecture Division and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 720 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: