Description
Sorkin focuses on three Americans who promoted ceramics as an advanced artistic medium: Marguerite Wildenhain, a Bauhaus-trained potter and writer; Mary Caroline (M. C.) Richards, who renounced formalism at Black Mountain College to pursue new performative methods; and Susan Peterson, best known for her live throwing demonstrations on public television. Together, these women pioneered a hands-on teaching style and led educational and therapeutic activities for war veterans, students, the elderly, and many others. Far from being an isolated field, ceramics offered a sense of community and social engagement, which, Sorkin argues, crucially set the stage for later participatory forms of art and feminist collectivism.
Book Information
ISBN 9780226303116
Author Jenni Sorkin
Format Hardback
Page Count 304
Imprint University of Chicago Press
Publisher The University of Chicago Press
Weight(grams) 1049g
Dimensions(mm) 26mm * 19mm * 2mm