Ceramics in America 2011 (Ceramics in America Annual)($20.00Value)

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The 2011 volume of Ceramics in America features an important review of the ceramic works of Chinese artist and political dissident Ai Weiwei, and a seminal study of the so-called Chinese Scholar pattern that appears on late seventeenth-century tin-glazed earthenware. Other important topics include Morgantown, West Virginia, stoneware, Thomas Commeraw's oyster jars, the States Border Series by James and Ralph Clews, and archaeologically recovered ceramics from Maryland and New Hampshire. In addition, ten important new discoveries in the ceramic eld are presented, along with scholarly reviews of six recently published ceramic books. Now in its eleventh year of publication, Ceramics in America is considered the journal of record for historical ceramic scholarship in the American context and is intended for collectors, historical archaeologists, curators, decorative arts students, social historians, and contemporary potters. Table of Contents Editorial Statement l Hume New Discoveries Book Reviews Index "Some scholarly journals are hard to get through; this one is hard to put down."-- "Maine Antique Digest" Some scholarly journals are hard to get through; this one is hard to put down. Maine Antique Digest " Maine Antique Digest" “Beautifully produced and edited, Ceramics in America is the definitive publication on the subject—and a model for scholarship on historical material culture of all kinds.” (Glenn Adamson, Deputy Head of Research, Victoria and Albert Museum) “In design and production, in perfect photography and meticulous scholarship, Ceramics in America sets the standard for research on material culture in the United States.” (Henry Glassie, Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology, Indiana University) “With gorgeous illustrations and keen insights from leading ceramic historians, collectors, and archaeological colleagues, Ceramics in America is truly the sort of treasure that archaeologists seek.” (Mary C. Beaudry, Department of Archaeology, Boston University) Robert Hunter is an archaeologist and ceramics historian ­living in Williamsburg, Virginia. He is an elected Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London.