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Description
This show illustrates something of the depth and range of American ceramics since World War II. It includes both very well-known and less well-known names. As most of the pieces are vessels of one kind or another (with a few oustanding exceptions) it expressly refers us to the roots of the ceramic art in handling clay by throw-potting. Many pieces in fact embody in their imagery the axially centered container. There are also some of those charmingly ironic and brightly glazed confections which have become very popular in recent years, partly for their hi-tech look. But this show is not about passing fashion, rather about fundamental quality.
Publisher
University of Utah- Utah Museum of Fine Arts
Publication Date
1990
Keywords
University of Utah, Salt Lake City, art
Disciplines
Art and Design
Recommended Citation
Rawson, Philip, "Recent Fires: Contemporary Amercian Ceramics" (1990). Exhibit Catalogues. 38.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/artmuseum_cat/38