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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 738.097717807477178
EAN num: 9780821417409
ISBN number: 0821417401
Label: Ohio University Press
Manufacturer: Ohio University Press
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 280
Printing Date: October 27, 2007
Publishing house: Ohio University Press
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The nation’s premier private collection of Rookwood art pottery featuring American Indian portraiture is on display at the Cincinnati Art Museum from October 2007 to January 2008. Rookwood and the American Indian: Masterpieces of American Art Pottery from the James J. Gardner Collection is a remarkable exhibition catalogue that will be of interest well beyond the exhibition because of its unique subject matter. Fifty-two pieces produced by the Rookwood Pottery Company are showcased, many accompanied by black-and-white photographs of the American Indians portrayed by the ceramic artist. In addition, the catalogue includes a brief biography of each artist as well as curators’ comments about the Rookwood pottery and the Indian apparel seen in the portraits.
The catalogue also presents two essays. The first, “Enduring Encounters: Cincinnatians and American Indians to 1900,” by ethnologist and co-curator Susan Labry Meyn, describes American Indian activities in Cincinnati from the time of the very first settlers to 1900 and relates these events to national policy, such as the 1830 Indian Removal Act. Rookwood and the American Indian, by art historian Anita J. Ellis, concentrates on Rookwood’s fascination with the American Indian and the economic implications of producing that line.
Rookwood and the American Indian blends anthropology with art history to reveal the relationships between the white settlers and the Native Americans in general, between Cincinnati and the American Indian in particular, and ultimately between Rookwood artists and their Indian friends.
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Rookwood Pottery from Cincinnati is highly collectible art pottery. Think Antiques Roadshow. Rookwood was founded about 125 years ago and was known for pottery that featured floral decoration.
That changed for a bit between the years of 1893 and 1903 when a new director of the pottery works tried to attract more male buyers. He decided to feature portraits of native Americans on pottery. The line was popular up until about 1900 then it was eventually discontinued.
These gorgeous Indian motifs were marvelously executed and are now highly sought after by collectors. There is also a political subtext to the story that will fascinate readers.
The book includes two highly compelling essays about the crossover between pottery and politics. The photos of the pottery from this collection are also superb. Highly recommended!
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