Cermica: Mexican Pottery of the 20th Century by Amanda Thompson (English) Hardco

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The production of pottery is one of the oldest of Mexican crafts. This book displays Mexican ceramics of the twentieth century organized by geographic area, style, family, and individual artisan. Based upon an exhibition of over 1,200 pieces, each color picture is accompanied by a detailed description of the piece, including, when possible, the artist, style, place of origin, date of production, and size of the piece.

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The ceramics of Mexico embody the diversity and cultural wealth of the country itself. The production of pottery is one of the oldest Mexican crafts. There is not a state in Mexico that does not produce some sort of ceramic ware, whether it be for purposes decorative, functional, religious, or playful. This book displays Mexican ceramics of the twentieth century. It is organised by geographic area, focusing on the eight states with the most important potteries. Within these states, the pieces are further divided by village or town, style, family, and individual artisan. Based upon an exhibition of over 1,200 pieces at the California Heritage Museum in Santa Monica, California, each colour picture is accompanied by a detailed description of the pieces, including, when possible, the artist, style, place of origin, date of production, and size of the piece. This book will be a useful resource for the collector, the traveller, the artist, and everyone who wants to explore a wonderful aspect of Mexican culture. 590 colour photographs

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The ceramics of Mexico embody the diversity and cultural wealth of the country itself. The production of pottery is one of the oldest Mexican crafts. There is not a state in Mexico that does not produce some sort of ceramic ware, whether it be for purposes decorative, functional, religious, or playful. This book displays Mexican ceramics of the twentieth century. It is organized by geographic area, focusing on the eight states with the most important potteries. Within these states, the pieces are further divided by village or town, style, family, and individual artisan. Based upon an exhibition of over 1,200 pieces at the California Heritage Museum in Santa Monica, California, each color picture is accompanied by a detailed description of the pieces, including, when possible, the artist, style, place of origin, date of production, and size of the piece. This book will be a useful resource for the collector, the traveler, the artist, and everyone who wants to explore a wonderful aspect of Mexican culture.

Details ISBN0764312480 Author Amanda Thompson Language English ISBN-10 0764312480 ISBN-13 9780764312489 Media Book Format Hardcover Imprint Schiffer Publishing Ltd Subtitle Mexican Pottery of the 20th Century Place of Publication Atglen Country of Publication United States DEWEY 738.0972 Illustrations 590 color photos Short Title CERA-MICA MEXICAN POTTERY OF T DOI 10.1604/9780764312489 AU Release Date 2000-11-13 NZ Release Date 2000-11-13 US Release Date 2000-11-13 UK Release Date 2000-11-13 Pages 208 Publisher Schiffer Publishing Ltd Year 2000 Publication Date 2000-11-13 Audience General We've got this

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