Art Deco Noritake & More
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Art Deco Noritake & More by David Spain
Extraordinary photos of approximately 1000 document the outstanding Art Deco porcelain fancyware items made in the 20th century by the Noritake Company. The book is organized so users can rapidly find whatever they are looking for. Art Deco works predominate but diverse styles are represented. There also are special chapters on the exceedingly rare Noritake "salesman sample pages" and on pochoir prints related to designs seen on some Noritake fancyware items. The section on Noritake backstamps now shows well over 100 of them and, uniquely, they are all in full color. In addition, there is an informative discussion of the history of the Noritake Company, which celebrated its centennial at the start of 2004. Many interesting, previously unreported details about the growth of the company are presented in this essay which, almost certainly, is the most detailed history of the company available in English. Of particular importance are the many fascinating and extremely rare historical photos that accompany the essay. They provide a previously unavailable look at how and where Noritake porcelains were made. This is an essential book for anyone interested in Art Deco, the history of 20th century porcelains and, of course, collectible Noritake fancyware.David Spain is a cultural anthropologist by trade. He earned his Ph.D. in 1969. Northwestern University awarded him a bachelor's degree in anthropology. He has conducted extensive research in Africa on multiple occasions in this regard. He's also a Seattle Institute of Psychoanalysis graduate.
He is not, however, an analyst; instead, he is a Professor of Anthropology at the University of Washington, where he has worked since 1968. In 1989, he and a former colleague, Mike Owen, founded Noritake News, a quarterly newspaper aimed towards collectors and dealers of Noritake items other than tableware, such as those featured in this book. David continues to serve as editor of this newspaper, which has subscribers from Japan, England, Canada, and Australia in addition to many in the United States.
He also played a key role in the establishment of the Noritake Collectors' Society, a non-profit organization founded in 1996. He lives in Seattle with his family.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780764320491 |
| ISBN 10 | 0764320491 |
| Titel | Art Deco Noritake & More |
| Autor | David Spain |
| Buchzustand | Nicht verfügbar |
| Bindungsart | Hardback |
| Verlag | Schiffer Publishing Ltd |
| Erscheinungsjahr | 2004-08-24 |
| Seitenanzahl | 224 |
| Hinweis auf dem Einband | Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden. |
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