20th Century Ceramic Designers in Britain

by Casey, Andrew

• ISBN13: 9781851493524
• ISBN10: 1851493522
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-12-01
• Publisher: Antique Collectors Club Ltd

Summary

Throughout the twentieth century certain British ceramic designers have made an outstandingly influential contribution to the pottery industry. Against a backdrop of great artistic, economic and social change their ability to anticipate and to respond to

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	6	(3)
Design in the 20th Century Ceramics Industry - A Brief Outline	9	(13)
Some Glimpses of Fairyland - Daisy Makeig-Jones (1881 - 1945)	22	(24)
Tube-lined Variations - Charlotte Rhead (1885-1947)	46	(23)
The Original Bizarre Girl - Clarice Cliff (1899-1972)	69	(26)
The Art Deco Designer - Truda Carter (1890- 1958)	95	(18)
Elegance with Utility - Susie Cooper (1902- 1995)	113	(34)
Setting the New Shelley Standard - Eric Slater (1902- 1984)	147	(16)
The Handcraft Designer - Millicent Taplin (1902- 1980)	163	(16)
The Skill of the Art Director - Victor Skellern (1909-1966)	179	(9)
Simplicity and Sculpture - Keith Murray (1892- 1981)	188	(24)
Designer for Wedgwood - Eric Ravilious (1903- 1942)	212	(23)
The Spirit of the Fifties - A. B. Read (1898- 1973)	235	(11)
Midwinter Modern - Jessie Tait (b. 1928)	246	(24)
Beauty on a Budget - Kathie Winkle (b. 1932)	270	(14)
A Designer for the Mass Market - John Clappison (b. 1937)	284	(18)
Refreshingly Different - Eve Midwinter (b. 1926)	302	(20)
From Delphis to Royal Doulton - Robert Jefferson (1929- 1998)	322	(18)
Putting Art into Industry - Susan Williams-Ellis (b. 1918)	340	(29)
References	369	(6)
Directory of Designers	375	(6)
Bibliography	381	(4)
Picture credits	385	(1)
Index	386