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Record Nr.

UNINA9910465344303321

Titolo

The art of Toshiko Takaezu [[electronic resource] ] : in the language of silence / / edited by Peter Held ; foreword by Jack Lenor Larsen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chapel Hill, N.C., : University of North Carolina Press, c2010

ISBN

0-8078-7809-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (161 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

HeldPeter

LarsenJack Lenor

Disciplina

730.092

Soggetti

Art pottery, American - 20th century

Art pottery, American - 21st century

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Introduction and Acknowledgments; Foreword; Toshiko Takaezu: Six Decades; "An unsaid quality"; Life Touchstones; Plates; Checklist; A Tribute; Chronology; Teaching and Work Experience; Selected Grants and Awards; Selected One and Two Person Exhibitions; Group Exhibitions; Selected Collections; Selected Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Tracing the artistic development of renowned potter Toshiko Takaezu, this masterful study celebrates and analyzes an artist who holds a significant place in the post-World War II craft movement in America. Born in Hawaii of Japanese descent in 1922, Takaezu has worked actively in clay, fiber, and bronze for over sixty years. Influenced by midcentury modernism, her work has transformed from functional vessels to abstract sculptural forms and installations. Over the years, she has continued to draw on a combination of Eastern and Western techniques and aesthetics, as well as her love of