Circa: 1974
Manufacturer: Charles Scribner's Son, NY
Though long out-of-print, this text is still considered one of the leading authoritative works done on history and identification of American art pottery.
ART POTTERY OF THE UNITED STATES – An Encyclopedia of Producers and Their Makers by Paul Evans, Charles Scribner's Son, NY, 1974 First Edition.
Profusely illustrated in color and black-and-white, this is one of the most scholarly studies done on the subject. Illustrations included are typical of the wares of certain producers as well as their best, and most artistic examples. Arranged in alphabetical order with rich text, pictured wares, and illustrated marks are such manufacturers as Arequipa, Avon, Bauer, Biloxi Art Pottery, Buffalo, California Faience, Chelsea Keramic Art Works, Clewell Metal Shop, Clifton, Dedham Pottery, Denver China and Pottery, Fulper, Grueby, Hampshire, Jervis, Marblehead, Merrimac, Newcomb, Niloak, Overbeck, J.B. Owens Pottery, Paul Revere, Pauline, Peters & Reed Pottery, Pewabic, Rhead Pottery, Robertson Pottery, Robineau, Rookwood, Roseville, Stockton Art Pottery, Teco, Tiffany, University City Pottery, Valentian Pottery, Van Briggle, Volkmar, Weller, T.J. Wheatley and Co. and Wheatley Pottery Co., Zanesville Art Pottery, and many, many more. This book "is directed not only to the scholar, but to the average collector as well. It is an encyclopedia of the producers and their marks, more comprehensive in scope than any other book on this subject. " This book is a most complete compilation of American art potteries and belongs on the shelf of the permanent library of the collector, dealer, or historian of American art pottery wares. (China, Porcelain)
7.3 in. x 10.1 in. hardback with dust cover in very good condition. 353 pages.
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