The Art of Craft
Timothy Anglin BurgardAmazon Price: £29.00
Used from £11Hardcover - 270 pages ( 6 April, 2000)
Little, Brown and Company; ISBN: 0821226371
Synopsis
This text celebrates the evolution of the contemporary crafts movement in the latter half of the 20th century, with sections on glass, ceramic, porcelain, wood, furniture, fibre and metal art. The objects are drawn from the Saxe Collection and include works by Robert Arneson and William Morris.Amazon Reader Review: Exquisite photography of exquisite art
Can't think of anything but praise for this fabulous book. The objects selected, the color photography, the insightful introduction, the artists' info in the back ‹ all top-notch. If you think the world is doomed, this will be great antidotal weekend reading!A delight - I'm so glad I bought this book!Amazon Reader Review: Interested in contemporary art?..... A must read!!
Dorothy & George Saxe are amongst the foremost collectors of art made from traditional craft materials...glass, clay, wood, fiber...art categorized as coming out of the Post WWII Arts & Crafts movement. This book beautifully documents that part of their collection now on view at the DeYoung Museum in San Francisco.
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