Author Description

Art Pottery in the United States is directed to the scholar and the average collector. It is an encyclopedia of the producers and their marks, more comprehensive in scope than any other book on this subject.The author has been researching art potteries in American for more than fifteen years. His constant effort in this direction have uncovered many new artists not included in other books; mistakes made by others have also been corrected here. More than half of the marks illustrated have never appeared or been identified in other works. But he is quick to note that while marks are of considerable value to the collector, the ultimate value of an object must be based on its overall artistic and technical merit.The book examples of particular potteries and artists are included, including the locations of various public collections. Illustrations of pottery from museum and private collections and contemporary trade journals are included to provide the broadest view of the best existing examples.