Clarice Cliff for Collectors [Paperback]

Greg Slater (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 2, 2009

The colorful and memorable ceramics produced by Clarice Cliff remain among the most popular designs of the Art Deco period.

Aimed at collectors from novices to experts, this new guide is organized into three parts: key information on identifying genuine Cliff pieces; a core reference section, with more than 400 ceramic pieces illustrated with detailed captions; and detailed, easy-to-follow advice on sources, storage and display, conservation and repair, and cataloging a collection. 400+ illlustrations

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About the Author

Greg Slater is the editor of the magazine for Clarice Cliff collectors, The Agora, and the coauthor of Comprehensively Clarice Cliff. He lives in Australia.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson (June 2, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0500288194
• ISBN-13: 978-0500288191
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.8 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,198,862 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Promoting the Authors collection, October 24, 2009

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Louis K. Meisel - See all my reviews
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As the co-author of The Bizarre Affair along with the MOST prominent expert and historian on Clarice Cliff Leonard Griffin, I find this latest attempt to document the life and work of this artist to be somewhat confusing. Until I realized that Neil Mitchell who wrote the preface to 'Comprehensively' and 'CC for Collectors' is Slater's long term partner, and like Slater has no ceramics background and is not impartial. He coined the phrase 'staff designers at Wilkinson's' to bring in Dolly Cliff, Butler et al, but of course from 1928 Clarice was at Newport; he and Slater are obsessed with making it all 'Wilkinson's' to plug their Dolly Cliff and others(Butler)designed collection. A good example of bias is his statement in Comprehensively 'both Butler and Dolly Cliff contributed ideas and resources to Clarice Cliff'. Butler had been sacked by Colley Shorter in 1930 as with Clarice Cliff as his designer he clearly did not need Butler. I believe there is NOTHING notable from Butler's work between 1930 and 1935.

As regards Dolly Cliff, she spent most of her time doing dancing exhibitions in Stoke, and was never a 'designer' she just ran small decorating shops, which were transient and 'closed down' depending on demand and orders
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The new book has so many false claims, and contorting of the known facts it's hard to know where to start! Mitchell's preface firstly tries to link to our book, then has a go at 'the conventional canon accidentally created by Bizarre Affair'.

Slater's 'How to' and 'Introduction' re-enforces the Wilkinson message - 'it includes designs by her colleagues at the A. J. Wilkinson pottery'.

His blurb on Dolly claims 'Dolly Cliff produced over 400 fully freehand patterns.' But in the large section in Comprehensively there were only 12 different 'Dolly patterns'.

Some books are scholarly and historically important Others are more commercially promotional

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Elegant photography, May 31, 2009

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Mr. August "Literature lover" (Highland Park, IL) - See all my reviews
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The photography and the color printing are the strongest features of this book. As a collector, I did not garner any new ideas or information. This book is fairly elementary for a seasoned collector but would be adequate for a new collector or for someone who wants some display ideas.