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American Art Pottery: Ohio's Influence on Transforming a Local Craft into a World Renowned Fine Art

Fadorsen, Stephanie Alexandra
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1342890450

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2012, MA, Kent State University, College of the Arts / School of Art.
Painting and sculpture are typically seen as the only two areas of visual fine art but art pottery shows how artists can make clay vessels into a true art, not just a simple craft. This thesis discusses the rise of art pottery in the United States as it took pottery and ceramics from being viewed as a craft to becoming a respected art form. Artists were able to paint highly detailed landscapes and portraits with clay slip as well as elegantly sculpted pieces with relief or sgraffito, oftentimes combining these elements to create multi-media work. Art pottery is specifically pottery created by artists working for a larger company, excluding studio artists or industrial ware. Ohio was the location of the movement’s initial popularity with its development of underglaze painting. Beginning in East Liverpool in the early nineteenth century the local pottery companies began Ohio’s reign as the pottery capital of the world. The focus shifted to the cities of Zanesville and Cincinnati as they followed East Liverpool’s example and became centers for pottery which led many companies to have the money and resources to create high quality art pottery and show the world its versatility.
Carol Salus, PhD (Advisor)
Diane Scillia, PhD (Committee Member)
Gustav Medicus, PhD (Committee Member)
92 p.
Art History
Art Pottery; ceramics; Zanesville; Cincinnati; East Liverpool

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  • Fadorsen, S. A. (2012). American Art Pottery: Ohio's Influence on Transforming a Local Craft into a World Renowned Fine Art [Master's thesis, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1342890450

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Fadorsen, Stephanie. American Art Pottery: Ohio's Influence on Transforming a Local Craft into a World Renowned Fine Art. 2012. Kent State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1342890450.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Fadorsen, Stephanie. "American Art Pottery: Ohio's Influence on Transforming a Local Craft into a World Renowned Fine Art." Master's thesis, Kent State University, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1342890450

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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