{"product_id":"ceramic-art-art-work","title":"Ceramic Art (ART\/WORK)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-description-text\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eConcise but comprehensive, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eCeramic Art\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e brings together the voices of art historians, conservators, and artists to tell the history of making art from fired clay. The story spans history and continents, examining the global traditions of ceramists that range from pre-Columbian Peruvian artisans to contemporary African studio potters.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe volume shows how human need gave rise to multiple traditions in earthenware, stoneware, porcelain, glaze, and surface decoration from Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and the Americas. Essays describe the core materials and practice of ceramics, followed by consideration of its production, consumption, and use. Throughout, the focus is on the power of materials and the role conservation plays in the afterlife of a ceramic object.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn accessible introduction to an ancient practice, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eCeramic Art\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e offers new ways of thinking about the broader forces that have shaped the traditions of the medium.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #b3b3b3;\"\u003ePrinceton University Press\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(179, 179, 179);\"\u003eFlexibound, 168 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(179, 179, 179);\"\u003eISBN 9780691226637\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"PRINCETON UNIVERSITY","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50522728988907,"sku":"9780691226637","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0508\/1061\/files\/81pqeOh3EuL._SL1500.jpg?v=1790277396","url":"https:\/\/store.hammer.ucla.edu\/products\/ceramic-art-art-work","provider":"Hammer Museum Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}