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Rookwood and the American Indian : masterpieces of American art pottery from the James J. Gardner collection
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Rookwood and the American Indian : masterpieces of American art pottery from the James J. Gardner collection

Author: Anita J Ellis; Susan L Meyn; Cincinnati Art Museum.
Publisher: Cincinnati : Cincinnati Art Museum ; Athens, Ohio : Ohio University Press, ©2007.
Edition/Format:   Book : State or province government publication : EnglishView all editions and formats
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"Rookwood and the American Indian: Masterpieces of American Art Pottery from the James J. Gardner Collection is a remarkable exhibition catalogue of the nation's premier private collection of Rookwood art pottery featuring American Indian portraiture. Fifty-two pieces produced by the Rookwood Pottery Company are showcased, all accompanied by black-and-white photographs of the American Indians portrayed by the ceramic  Read more...
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Genre/Form: Exhibitions
Additional Physical Format: Online version:
Ellis, Anita J.
Rookwood and the American Indian.
Cincinnati : Cincinnati Art Museum ; Athens, Ohio : Ohio University Press, c2007
(OCoLC)608139957
Named Person: James J Gardner; James J Gardner
Material Type: Government publication, State or province government publication, Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Anita J Ellis; Susan L Meyn; Cincinnati Art Museum.
ISBN: 9780821417409 0821417398 9780821417393 0821417401
OCLC Number: 76820796
Notes: Exhibition catalog.
Description: xv, 294 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 29 cm.
Contents: Foreword / George P. Horse Capture, Sr. --
Introduction --
Enduring encounters : Cincinnatians and American Indians to 1900 / Susan Labry Meyn --
Rookwood and the American Indian / Anita J. Ellis --
Catalogue of the James J. Gardner Collection --
Appendix I. Rookwood artists of Indian portrait decoration --
Appendix 2. Photographers of American Indians whose work was used at Rookwood.
Responsibility: Anita J. Ellis, Susan Labry Meyn ; foreword by George P. Horse Capture, Sr.
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"Rookwood and the American Indian: Masterpieces of American Art Pottery from the James J. Gardner Collection is a remarkable exhibition catalogue of the nation's premier private collection of Rookwood art pottery featuring American Indian portraiture. Fifty-two pieces produced by the Rookwood Pottery Company are showcased, all accompanied by black-and-white photographs of the American Indians portrayed by the ceramic artists. In addition, the catalogue includes a brief biography of each artist as well as curators' comments about the Rookwood pottery and the Indian apparel seen in the portraits." "The catalogue also presents two essays: "Enduring Encounters: Cincinnatians and American Indians to 1900," by Susan Labry Meyn, describes American Indian activities in Cincinnati from the time of the first settlers to 1900 and relates these events to national policy, such as the 1830 Indian Removal Act. "Rookwood and the American Indian," by Anita J. Ellis concentrates on Rookwood's fascination with the American Indian and the economic implications of producing that pottery line." "Rookwood and the American Indian blends anthropology with art history to reveal the relationships between white settlers and Native Americans in general, between Cincinnati and the American Indian in particular, and ultimately between Rookwood artists and their Indian friends."--BOOK JACKET.

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