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Contemporary Clay.


Contemporary Clay

Joe Earle

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465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115-5597

0878466967, $24.95 www.mfa.org

Over fifty works by modern clay artists are profiled in CONTEMPORARY CLAY: JAPANESE CERAMICS ceramics (sərăm`ĭks), materials made of nonmetallic minerals that have been permanently hardened by firing at a high temperature, or objects made of such materials.  FOR THE NEW CENTURY, a catalog catalog, descriptive list, on cards or in a book, of the contents of a library. Assurbanipal's library at Nineveh was cataloged on shelves of slate. The first known subject catalog was compiled by Callimachus at the Alexandrian Library in the 3d cent. B.C.  which follows the most innovative of Japanese ceramists. Puts range from porcelains with Chinese inspirations from the past to contemporary modern designs and provide a survey of different uses of modern forms, along with artist reactions to the new clay works. Each artist receives a full page photo and a facing page describing training and the evolution of repertoire Repertoire may mean Repertory but may also refer to:
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 and direction, making CONTEMPORARY CLAY an outstanding presentation recommended for art library collections.
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Title Annotation:Contemporary Clay: Japanese Ceramics for the New Century
Author:Donovan, Diane C.
Publication:MBR Bookwatch
Article Type:Book review
Date:Jan 1, 2006
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