No comments about Imari: Japanese Porcelain for European Palaces the Freda and Ralph Lupin Collection.

3 comments about Painting China & Porcelain.

1. This book has a lot of valuable information in it. I will be using it for a reference as I need help in my china painting. Also nice paintings and designs to go by.



2. Sheila Southwell is a wonderful teacher and also she is a very, very good painter. She is honest in her opinions and very helpful for people who wants paint china/porcelain. And reading her book is also a pleasure! Thank you, Sheila.



3. Shelia gives good directions on how to paint china and she give detailed drawings. She gives colors and how to fire. There are lessons on your brushes and palette. How to mix your paints and also the mediuns to use. how to care for your brushes and how to clean them. Shelia is a wonderful china painter and teacher. This book is a teaching tool. Fran Trittenbach

3 comments about Tempo, Tempo! The Bauhaus Photomontages of Marianne Brandt.

1. Extremely well researched and uniting for the first time an extensive body of Brandt's photomontage, this book brings together a critical study of interwar Germany with an abundance of visual material. The author (Art History, SUNY Buffalo) places Brandt's forays into montage in the context of wider social, economic and technological changes arising out of the World War I. Reuniting collections previously fragmented between the United States and the former East and West Germanys, she demonstrates the myriad ways through which Brandt drew meaning and significance from the splinters of the past and on topics as diverse as gender, militarization, and the transformation of modern urban life. Readers interested in Bauhaus design or in Brandt's metal work will find this book a fascinating complement to a little known side of Brandt oeuvre. A thoroughly pleasurable book, I highly recommend it to all those interested in the arts of the Weimar era, the study of gender in interwar Germany, or to anyone interested in art history more generally.



2. Tempo, Tempo! is a highly informative, beautifully presented, and intriguing look at a set of photomontages by one of the few women members of the Bauhaus collective, Marianne Brandt. Elizabeth Otto's selection, analysis, and interpretation of Brandt's work gives us a fascinating glimpse of part of the history and culture of Weimar Germany. Brandt's photomontages, and the images she used to create them, drew on a number of themes--global militarism, changing perceptions of masculine and feminine gender roles, industrial development and machinery, metropolitan spaces, images of the "exotic"--that have as much resonance today as they did when she created this body of work. The photomontages reveal more and more as you study them, and Otto's accompanying texts, in both English and German, guide the reader to further insights on how to read these complex works of art. It is an erudite text, but not an inaccessible one. It is an enjoyable read, and the photomontages themselves are fun to study. I definitely recommend this text for anyone interested in Weimar history and culture, women in art, or art history generally.



3. Tempo, Tempo! The Bauhaus Photomontages of Marianne Brandt is a comprehensive look at the works of this fascinating woman. One can read the book in English or German, or attempt to go back and forth between the two. The author does a tremendous job interpreting Brandt's images and relates them to the culture of the time. One can learn a lot about Brandt and history through this book.

No comments about Controlled Flight Into Terrain: Stealworks Anthology 3.0.

No comments about Francis Alys: The Modern Procession.

1 comments about Collector's Encyclopedia of Pickard China: With Additional Sections on All Chicago China Studios.

1. This book is almost as Wonderful as the Beautiful Pickard China! If you've never touched a piece of Pickard China or read this wonderful book, then you're missing so much! It's a Must Have Book that's packed full of Lovely Photos, as well as some of the history behind this Beautiful China! Go get yourself this book, Ya Hear!

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2 comments about Noritake Collectibles A to Z: A Pictorial Record & Guide to Values.

1. In one volume, Spain takes the reader through Noritake's art deco production. That is an important point--this volume is not about the dinnerware lines, but rather concerns itself with the art deco "fancyware" or giftware items. Organized alphabetically, beautiful cake plates, dresser boxes, vases, etc. are illustrated, and chapters start off with excellent introductions. The opening chapter itself is very helpful, outlining the overlapping "Nippon" and "Noritake" collecting periods. Not just a collector book, this book also provides a history of the company, and is well-written, accurate, and the best collector book available on the subject. Highly recommended.



2. Even if you have absolutely no idea what Noritake is, you'll love this book. Why? The writing is masterful, the photography superb, and the many pictures in brilliant colour which show off the glorious lustre of these precious antiques. A coffee table book not to be missed! :-)

1 comments about China for America: Export Porcelain of the 18th and 19th Centuries.

1. The book was well written and illulstrated. I was interested in dating china by transition in design of covers and handles. The book illustrated the very best in export porcelain. I would have liked more discussion of how a quality peice is differentiated from an inferior piece. Tobacco leaf commkands a premium in the market but I do not find it that attractive. I wouod also like to see more information on border types and figures on the china throughout the period.

1 comments about 19th Century Lustreware.

1. To those interested in British earthenwares but not necessarily lustreware, this work could change things. Thoughtfully structured by manufacturing region, Gibson's book shares all the positives of ACC publications and its one negative: lacklustre (sorry) design. The color is abundant, photographs good, the text readable. When compared with the comparatively poorly-produced Shiffer editions, ACC books present high value.