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256 pages with 363 colour plates and a very large number of black and white illustrations
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
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Format:Hardcover
William De Morgan (1839 - 1917), the Victorian potter par excellence, who was partly responsible for tiling the Arab Hall at Lord Leighton's home in Holland Park, has been neglected and is largely unknown to the British public. Books about his stunningly beautiful pottery are few in number, but what the subject lacks in quantity this book makes up for in quality. It is the definitive illutrated guide to his tiles, tile panels, dishes and vases, and was originally published to coincide with a major exhibition of his work held at the Victoria and Albert Museum in 1987.
It includes their complete collection of his original pottery designs held in the Designs, Prints and Drawings Department,and also working drawings on tracing paper and his sketch book from the De Morgan Studio at the Birmingham Museum: these are not generally available to the public. A section is also devoted to designs by his partner, the architect, Halsey Ricardo.
Greenwood also provides an outline of De Morgan's life and a brief bibliography, which includes Gaunt and Clayton-Stamm, whose biography gives a more detailed treatment. I found the book an invaluable reference work for my MA dissertation on De Morgan, but it is a beautiful coffee table book, and will be enjoyed not only by ceramics enthusiasts, but also by those interested in Persian design and Renaissance style, both of which provided inspiration for De Morgan's inventive works.
It includes their complete collection of his original pottery designs held in the Designs, Prints and Drawings Department,and also working drawings on tracing paper and his sketch book from the De Morgan Studio at the Birmingham Museum: these are not generally available to the public. A section is also devoted to designs by his partner, the architect, Halsey Ricardo.
Greenwood also provides an outline of De Morgan's life and a brief bibliography, which includes Gaunt and Clayton-Stamm, whose biography gives a more detailed treatment. I found the book an invaluable reference work for my MA dissertation on De Morgan, but it is a beautiful coffee table book, and will be enjoyed not only by ceramics enthusiasts, but also by those interested in Persian design and Renaissance style, both of which provided inspiration for De Morgan's inventive works.
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The best book on de Morgan's extraordinary work.
14 Oct 1998
By A Customer
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Format:Hardcover
Published in conjunction with an exhibition of de Morgan's work at the Victoria and Albert Museum in 1989, this book contains the complete collection of William de Morgan's original pottery and tile designs and drawings that was given to the museum after his death in 1917. With just about 20 pages of text of the total 256 pages, it is nearly all photographs with over 50 pages in color. De Morgan began working with William Morris in 1862, but after ten years he set up his own studio making tiles, vases, bowls and other domestic ceramics. His designs, inspired by brightly colored Middle-Eastern, Hispanic and Italian Renaissance pottery are beautiful. The forms of his vessels seem, for the most part, somewhat stilted but ocasionally they become organic enough to be satisfying to the modern eye. However his use of decoration is without equal except, perhaps, in some Hopi work. This book will be of interest to ceramic artists in particular, but any artist, art historian, or collector will enjoy it.
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3 Nov 2002
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Comprehensive view of Wm. de Morgan for the interested person. It covers a huge period in English ceramic art. This book has hundreds of his pieces or designs and tells his chronology as an artist. I will not lend it out; this is the ultimate compliment.
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