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Classic black : the basalt sculpture of Wedgwood and his contemporaries
Title
Classic black : the basalt sculpture of Wedgwood and his contemporaries / Brian D. Gallagher ; with contributions by Gaye Blake-Roberts, Robin Emmerson, Nancy H. Ramage, M.G. Sullivan.
ISBN
9781911282358
1911282352
9781733145701
1733145702
Publication
Charlotte, North Carolina : The Mint Museum ; London : in association with D Giles Limited, 2020.
Physical Description
248 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 28 cm
Notes
"This book was published in conjunction with the exhibition "Classic Black: The Basalt Sculpture of Wedgwood and His Contemporaries" (February 8, 2020-August 30, 2020), organized by The Mint Museum, Charlotte, North Carolina"--Provided by publisher.
Summary
"Classic Black is a fascinating exploration of the inspiration behind and the development of classically inspired sculpture and other ornamental wares in black basalt. This famous stoneware was perfected by Josiah Wedgwood in 1768 and then went on to be produced by other prominent Staffordshire potters. Wedgwood, with prescience, said of his new creation: "Black is sterling and will last for ever." The basalt body was perfectly suited for ornamental works that reflected the neoclassical taste so prevalent in England from the 1770s through the early 1800s." --From jacket
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
August 18, 2020
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-243) and index.
Contents
Foreword / Todd A. Herman, PhD, President & CEO, The Mint Museum
Acknowledgments / Brian D. Gallagher, Curator of Decorative Arts, The Mint Museum
Preface / Brian D. Gallagher
Classicism and the design business / Robin Emmerson, Former Curator of Decorative Art, National Museums, Liverpool
Wedgwood's customers for ornamental black basalt / Gaye Blake-Roberts, Curator of the Wedgwood Museum, Barlaston
Wedgwood's basalt and the sculpture market / Dr. M.G. Sullivan, Honorary Research Fellow, Department of Art History, University of York
Catalogue of the Exhibition / Brian D. Gallagher
I. Works Based on Sources from Classical Antiquity Rome and Pompeii: Fountains of Inspiration / Introduction by Dr. Nancy H. Ramage ; Charles A. Dana, Professor of the Humanities and Arts Emerita, Ithaca College
II. Works Based on 16th- and 17th-Century Sources From Renaissance Italy to the Golden Age of the Dutch Republic and Restoration England
III. Works Based on 18th-Century Sources Enlightened Thinkers, Contemporary Events, and New Interpretations of the Classical Past
Concordance
Bibliography
Index
Photography Credits
Subjects
Genre/Form
Exhibition catalogs.
Also listed under
Mint Museum (Charlotte, N.C.), sponsoring body, host institution.
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