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american art pottery the robert a. ellison jr. collection spanning the periodom the 1870s to the 1950s this volume chronicles the history of american art pottery through more than three hundred works in the outstanding collection of robert a. ellison jr. in a series of fascinating chapters the authors place these works in the context of turnofthecenturymercesign and social history.
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american art pottery the robert a. ellison jr. collection this volume chronicles the history of american art pottery through more than 300 works in the outstanding collection of robert a. ellison jr. at the metropolitan museum of art. between the 1870s and the 1950s american ceramics were transformedom industrially produced ornamental works to handcrafted art pottery.

collection robert a ellison jr. major gift of art pottery to adorn mets restyled american wing by carol vogel jan. 14 2009 in the early 1960s when he moved to new yorkom fort worth to pursue a career as a painter robert a. ellison jr. spent much of his time exploring the city perusing antiques stores thrift shops and flea markets for things he said they didnt have in texas.

american art pottery the robert a. ellison jr. collection carefully researched and beautifully illustrated this volume isplete with photographs of american art potteryom the collection of robert a. ellison jr. who in 2018 donated 300 pieces of american art pottery for the mets american wing.

american art pottery the robert a. ellison jr. collection spanning the periodom the 1870s to the 1950s this volume chronicles the history of american art pottery through more than three hundred works in the outstanding collection of robert a. ellison.

robert a. ellison jr. pottery collection to adorn mets major gift of art pottery to adorn mets restyled american wing the collector robert a. ellison jr. at his home in greenwich village with some of the pottery by american masters that he is donating.

making pottery artthe robert a. ellison jr. collection of making pottery art the robert a. ellison jr. collection of french ceramics ca. 18801910 celebrates the recent acquisition of mr. ellisons european art pottery collection at the metropolitan museum of art. the majority of the 40 works on display are examples of french pottery and porcelain and they are shown withparative examples drawnom the museums holdings of asian art european sculpture andcorative arts greek and roman art and european paintings to illustrate .

making pottery art the robert a. ellison jr collection of celebrating the recent acquisition of ellisons european art pottery collection the met has launched a second major retrospective making pottery art the robert a. ellison jr collection of french ceramics. stylishly displayed in the main floors wrightsman exhibition gallery the exhibition is on view through august 18.

about robert a ellison jr. aftercs as an expert in the field author of several books on the american art pottery movement and in particular the pioneering potter ge ohr ellison donated the bulk of his american ceramics collection to the metropolitan museum of art in 2009 securing his legacy in the field ofcorative arts and creating one of the great repositories of art pottery in the world.