Susan Weber on Majolica: The Goofy and Garish Victorian Pottery that Was a Very Serious Business
‘Shell’ ware made in c. 1879–80 by Griffen, Smith & Co. Private collection. Photo: Bruce White
Susan Weber, Bard Graduate Center director and founder and Iris Horowitz Professor in the History of the Decorative Arts, writes about an ‘Alice Through the Looking-Glass’ type of visual journey that has culminated in the exhibition and catalogue Majolica Mania: Transatlantic Pottery in England and the United States, 1850–1915 on view at the BGC Gallery from September 24 through January 2.
Post Date: 08-28-2021
Post Date: 08-28-2021