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Find more info., search and price compare for The Mad Potter of Biloxi: The Art and Life of George E. Ohr by Garth Clark ; Robert A Ellison ; Eugene Hecht Binding: Hardcover, 192 pages Publisher: Abbeville Press Weight: 4.24 pound Dimension: H: 1.09 x L: 12.33 x W: 10.39 inches ISBN 10: 0896599272 ISBN 13: 9780896599277 Click here to search for this book and compare price at 40+ bookstores with AddALL.com! If you cannot find this book in our new and in print search, be sure to try our used and out of print search too! |
Book Description: Misunderstood and unappreciated during his lifetime (1857 1918), George Ohr, America's archetypal artist potter, pushed the form of the vessel beyond mere function to the point of abstraction. Today the genius of this radical and sophisticated artist has finally been recognized. His thin walled, paper light pots, labeled grotesque in his day, are now seen as a tour de force of delicacy and restraint and a stunning exploration of the plasticity of clay. Ruffling, twisting, tearing, and collapsing his fragile pots, Ohr anticipated much of what we take for granted in contemporary art and ceramics. Stunningly illustrated with 140 color images of his most important pieces, this landmark volume, winner of the George Wittenborn Award for outstanding art books from the Art Libraries Society of North America, presents the first major study of Ohr. Beautifully woven together, the text and images confirm a judgment the Mad Potter once passed on himself: 'Unequaled! Unrivaled! Undisputed!' he wrote on a sign outside his shop, 'Greatest Art Potter on Earth!' Other Details: 240 illustrations,140 in full color. 10 x 12' trim size. First published in 1989. |
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