Pots, Prints and Politics: Ceramics with an Agenda, from the 14th to the 20th Century (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780861592296)

From the introduction of woodblock printing in China to the development of copper-plate engraving in Europe, the print medium has been used around the world to circulate knowledge. Ceramic artists across time and cultures have adapted these graphic sources as painted or transfer-printed images applied onto glazed or unglazed surfaces to express political and social issues including propaganda, self-promotion, piety, gender, national and regional identities. Long before photography, printers also included pots in engravings or other two-dimensional techniques which have broadened scholarship and encouraged debate.

Pots, Prints and Politics examines how European and Asian ceramics traditionally associated with the domestic sphere have been used by potters to challenge convention and tackle serious issues from the 14th to the 20th century. Using the British Museum's world-renowned ceramics and prints collections as a base, the authors have challenged and interrogated a variety of ceramic objects - from teapots to chamber pots - to discover new meanings that are as relevant today as they were when they were first conceived.

Author: Patricia Ferguson
ISBN-10: 0861592298
ISBN-13: 9780861592296
Publisher: British Museum Press
Language: English
Published: 05/26/2021
Pages: 196
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.55lbs
Size: 11.60h x 8.20w x 0.60d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 04/01/2022