Classic black the basalt sculpture of Wedgwood and his contemporaries Brian D. Gallagher ; with contributions by Gaye Blake-Roberts, Robin Emmerson, Nancy H. Ramage, M.G. Sullivan
Wedgwood, Josiah 1730-1795 Exhibitions Search this
Physical description:
248 pages chiefly color illustrations 28 cm
Type:
Exhibitions
Expositions
Exhibition catalogs
Catalogues d'exposition
Date:
2020
Notes:
"This book was published in conjunction with the exhibition "Classic Black: The Basalt Sculpture of Wedgwood and His Contemporaries" (February 8, 2020-August 30, 2020), organized by The Mint Museum, Charlotte, North Carolina"--Provided by publisher
Contents:
Foreword / Todd A. Herman, PhD, President and CEO, The Mint Museum -- Acknowledgments / Brian D. Gallagher, Curator of Decorative Arts, The Mint Museum -- Preface / Brian D. Gallagher -- Classicism and the design business / Robin Emmerson, Former Curator of Decorative Art, National Museums, Liverpool -- Wedgwood's customers for ornamental black basalt / Gaye Blake-Roberts, Curator of the Wedgwood Museum, Barlaston -- Wedgwood's basalt and the sculpture market / Dr. M.G. Sullivan, Honorary Research Fellow, Department of Art History, University of York -- Catalogue of the Exhibition / Brian D. Gallagher -- I. Works Based on Sources from Classical Antiquity Rome and Pompeii: Fountains of Inspiration / Introduction by Dr. Nancy H. Ramage ; Charles A. Dana, Professor of the Humanities and Arts Emerita, Ithaca College -- II. Works Based on 16th- and 17th-Century Sources From Renaissance Italy to the Golden Age of the Dutch Republic and Restoration England -- III. Works Based on 18th-Century Sources Enlightened Thinkers, Contemporary Events, and New Interpretations of the Classical Past -- Concordance -- Bibliography -- Index -- Photography Credits
Summary:
"Classic Black is a fascinating exploration of the inspiration behind and the development of classically inspired sculpture and other ornamental wares in black basalt. This famous stoneware was perfected by Josiah Wedgwood in 1768 and then went on to be produced by other prominent Staffordshire potters. Wedgwood, with prescience, said of his new creation: "Black is sterling and will last for ever." The basalt body was perfectly suited for ornamental works that reflected the neoclassical taste so prevalent in England from the 1770s through the early 1800s." --From jacket
