Louisiana Newcomb American Art Pottery incl. Marks / In-Depth Book

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LOUISIANA'S ART NOUVEAU - THE CRAFTS OF THE NEWCOMB STYLE
by Suzanne Ormond and Mary E. Irvine.  Pelican Publishing Co. 1976.  Foreword by John Canaday.
Hundreds of color and black-and-white captioned photographs supplement a rich narrative which reviews the history and production of Newcomb art pottery including information on makers and marks.  “Rooted in the World’s Industrial and Cotton Centennial of 1884-85, the Newcomb crafts – pottery, needlework, metal and leather crafts, jewelry, bookbinding, blockprinting, and calligraphy – evolved after Josephine LeMonnier Newcomb established J. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College for Women in 1887 as a part of Tulane University.  Her bold dream of women’s independence through the arts and crafts flourished in the Newcomb Guild, which produced some of the finest Art Nouveau in America from 1895 to 1945.”
“The widely known Newcomb pottery, as well as the lesser-known crafts, won medals in expositions in Paris, San Francisco, and other cities, and brought financial independence to the talented women of the Newcomb Guild.  Each period of the Newcomb crafts movement is carefully detailed and generously illustrated with both color and black-and-white photographs of examples of all the crafts….Biographies of the directors, ceramists, and craftsmen, along with their ciphers, are provided to enable collectors to identify and authenticate Newcomb crafts.  Photographs of the people and places associated with the Crafts of the Newcomb Style add to the worth of this book, as a definitive source for collectors, libraries, and the general reader who values fine arts and crafts.”  It is a must-buy text for the American art pottery enthusiast or every person who has ever known and admired Louisiana culture, Newcomb pottery and other ceramic crafts.
8.9" x 11.25" hardback with dust cover in very good condition.  182 pages.
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