The contributors to this volume were challenged to produce an annotated list of their top ten ceramic objects, artists, or events for our reading pleasure. These contributions are a celebration of ceramic scholarship and collecting, full of personal experiences and provocative opinions that reveal an aspect of the industry not typically seen. Beautifully illustrated, these articles, which include examples that range from ancient Egyptian pottery to contemporary china painted pots, highlight the universal love of ceramics. The journal concludes with a series of bibliographic essays by leading authors on the most inuential ceramic publications they encountered in their careers.
Now in its fourteenth year of publication, Ceramics in America is considered the journal of record for historical ceramics scholarship in the American context and is intended for collectors, historical archaeologists, curators, decorative arts students, social historians, and contemporary potters.
Editorial Statement: Robert Hunter
Introduction: Robert Hunter
X Commandments: Ivor Nol Hume
Ten Key Ceramic Finds from London's Archaeological Collections: Jacqui Pearce
A History of Chinese Export Porcelain in Ten Objects: 'Ron Fuchs
Top Ten Vessels in Modern and Contemporary Art: Garth Clark
Curatorial Ten: The World in Clay from the Newark Museum: Ulysses Dietz
I-Porcelain: John C. Austin
Triumphs and TribulationsA Cautionary Tale: Jonathan Horne
Hot Bodies, Cool Colors: American China Painting in Two Centuries: Ellen Paul Denker
Specializing in the Diverse: A Journey in Ten Ceramic Objects: Robert Hunter
My Ten Favorite Ceramic Objects from the National Museum of American History: Bonnie Lilenfeld
Dealer's Choice: Diana Stradling and J. Garrison Stradling
Top Ten Books: David Gaimster, Mark Shapiro, Ann Smart Martin, Diana Stradling and J. Garrison Stradling, David Rago, Geoffrey Godden
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