Dimensions
237 x 280 x 28mm
Twentieth Century British Ceramics in the Victoria and Albert Museum Collection.
The "studio pottery" movement is one of the key artistic forces of the twentieth century. It emerged in Britain from the Arts and Crafts movement at the end of the nineteenth century, placing great emphasis on small-scale pieces and individual craftsmanship, and establishing pottery as an expressive art form. Now influential internationally, this way of thinking is epitomised by the work of such masters as Bernard Leach, Lucie Rie and Hans Coper, whose experiments in form and technique continue to inspire designers and collectors across the world.
This book is the catalogue of the national collection of British studio pottery, which is held by the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. The collection contains over 700 works dating from the beginnings of the movement and includes representative pieces by almost 200 potters of note.
Lavishly illustrated, this is an indispensable and inspiring source book for historians, and all those designing and working with ceramics.
