The people's potteries: stories of the art potteries of Sydney - post WW2/ Dorothy Johnston

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Unique IDLIB-00014451Date1st January 2002Date qualifieryear onlyDescriptionDescription: 90% of Australian potteries of this time were established in NSW, and the 24 potteries featured in this book are those that were operating in or around Sydney. They include Anna, Casey, Diana, Florenz, Martin Boyd, Modern Ceramic Products, Pates and Vande.

Section One. The way we were: growth and demise of the industry. 1. Influences from home and abroad; 2. The waratah or the wattle?; 3. The decade when potteries proliferated; 4. Progress and hazards; 5. The floodgates open to imports; 6. New waves of immigration; 7. The Waltzing Matilda jug; 8. The Ceramic Art and Fineware Association (CAFWA), 1951-1955

Section Two. The Potteries. Anna Studio; Brownie Downing; Casey Ware; Cula Pottery; Diana Pottery; Delamere Pottery; Eastons Pottery; Studio Fisher; Florenz Potter; Nell Holden; Kalmar, Australian Art Ceramic Products (AACP); Kemety Pottery; The Little Sydney Pottery; Martin Boyd Pottery; Meroh Pottery; Merton Pottery; Geoffrey Merton's Pottery; Nell McCredie; Modern Ceramic Products (MCP); Pates Pottery; Rohova Pottery; Grace Povey Seccombe; Terra Ceramics; Vande Pottery; Doulton and the Shorter Connection; Fluss; Potteries of interest post-WW2

Section Three. Collecting. Collecting Australian pottery; Identifying design and potters; Form and decoration pre-WW1; Between the wars; Fashion and use post-WW2; Display is important; Themes of decorations post-WW2; Making and marking pots; General guides to value; Useful terms

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Public Note: Includes indexLanguageEnglish (eng)IllustrationsColour illustrationsBlack and white illustrationsPublisherDorothy JohnstonPlace of publicationCooranbong
New South Wales
Australia

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FormatPublication - Book

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Number of pages216

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Dimensions (free text)31 cm

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Subject tagsPotteryHistoryPotters

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Dewey decimal numberSRC 738.099441 JOHNISBN/ISSN0646418718Source system IDR0000388977Alternative ID30002039236179

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The people's potteries: stories of the art potteries of Sydney - post WW2/ Dorothy Johnston