Classic Black: The Basalt Sculpture of Wedgwood & His Contemporaries by Brian D.Gallagher

273 in stock

284mm x 236mm x 25mm

Pages: 248

WINNER OF THE AMERICAN CERAMIC CIRCLE AWARD 2021
A fascinating exploration of the inspiration behind, and development of, classically inspired sculpture and other ornamental wares in black basalt, the famous stoneware perfected by Josiah Wedgwood in 1768.

Wedgwood, with prescience, said of his new creation: GÇÿBlack is Sterling and will last forever.GÇÖ This volume presents approximately 120 examples of ornamental black basalt, including portrait busts, statues, and vases, ewers, and other fully three-dimensional, ornamental forms. Works in low relief include tablets, plaques, medallions, and cameos. The volume also features essays by renowned subject specialists and individual, fully illustrated catalogue entries which will be grouped into three chapters and organized according to the eraGÇöClassical Antiquity, 16th- and 17th-Centuries, 18th CenturyGÇöof the design sources used by Wedgwood and his contemporaries to create their basalt wares.