Architectural pottery: ceramics for a modern landscape

Abstract

"The first book to document the groundbreaking company Architectural Pottery, tracing its critical influence on midcentury design and its enduring appeal today"--From tip-in sheet.

Contents

Foreword / Beth Ann Gerstein -- Introduction: American design zeitgeist circa 1950 -- Before Architectural Pottery : setting the foundation -- The Architectural Pottery name and logo -- Rita and Max Lawrence : the growth of Architectural Pottery -- Rita Lawrence : modern pioneer -- The Lawrences and Gregory Ain -- The designers -- LaGardo Tackett -- John Follis -- Rex Goode -- Jack Morris -- Malcolm Leland -- Paul McCobb -- Raul Coronel -- Marilyn Kay Austin -- Gordon Newell -- Leon Galleto -- Aurilla Doerner -- From studio to factory production : the impact of David Cressey -- Evolution of a brand : Architectural Pottery sales and marketing -- Competitors, knockoffs, and reproductions -- Arts & Architecture magazine : a real-time design primer -- Van Keppel-Green : early promoters of Architectural Pottery -- Radical redesign : new directions by Jayme Odgers -- The transformative visions of Jayme Odgers / Marian Lawrence -- The end of an era -- A personal perspective / Damon Lawrence -- Epilogue / Dan Chavkin.