The Ceramic Career of M. Louise McLaughlin

by Ellis, Anita J.; McLaughlin, M. Louise

• ISBN13: 9780821415047
• ISBN10: 0821415042
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-09-01
• Publisher: Ohio Univ Pr

Summary

The fascinating story of an internationally renowned Ohio woman artist whose book "China Painting (1877) launched the china-painting movement in the United States.

Author Biography

Anita J. Ellis is director of curatorial affairs and curator of decorative arts at the Cincinnati Art Museum.

Table of Contents

Illustrations	vii
Preface	xiii
Acknowledgments	xv
1. Background	1	(9)
2. Education	10	(6)
3. China Painting Begins, 1873-1875	16	(9)
4. The Martha Washington and Centennial Tea Parties, 1875	25	(13)
5. The Centennial Exhibition, 1876	38	(5)
6. China Painting: A Practical Manual, 1877	43	(6)
7. Underglaze Slip Decoration Begins, 1877-1879	49	(17)
8. The Cincinnati Pottery Club Begins, 1879	66	(12)
9. "A Wild Ceramic Orgy," 1880	78	(16)
10. Pottery Decoration under the Glaze, 1880	94	(5)
11. The Pottery Club, 1881-1890	99	(17)
12. Interim Years, 1890-1898	116	(22)
13. Losanti Ware: Porcelain, 1898-1906	138	(25)
14. The Remaining Years, 1907-1939	163	(16)
Appendices
Appendix 1. Record of Underglaze Slip Decorated Vases Made in 1879	179	(1)
Appendix 2. Cincinnati Pottery Club Annual Receptions	180	(1)
Appendix 3. Members of the Cincinnati Pottery Club	181	(2)
Appendix 4. Exhibitions That Include the Ceramics of M. Louise McLaughlin	183	(3)
Appendix 5. Losanti Ware Statistics, 1898-1904	186	(1)
Appendix 6. Ceramic Marks	187	(6)
Notes	193	(26)
Bibliography	219	(14)
Index	233