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Gilded Vessel: The Lustrous Life and Art of Beatrice Wood [ILLUSTRATED] (Hardcover)

by Garth Clark (Author), Beatrice Wood (Author)
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Beatrice Wood turned to ceramics late in life at age 40, but still managed to work behind a potter's wheel for nearly 65 years. Influenced by the Dada movement, her lusterware pottery, with its rich and decadent palette of shimmering gold and silver, vindian greens, incandescent pinks, and intense purples, has captivated generations of collectors. Gilded Vessel is not so much a biography as a celebration of the life and ceramic artistry of Beatrice Wood. Glorious color pictures reveal the iridescent beauty of her pottery, while black-and-white photographs document the life, loves and luster, of a woman New York Times Magazine hailed as one of the great lives of the 20th century.

About the Author
Garth Clark a historian and patron of the arts, has written more than 20 books. His 18-year friendship with Beatrice Wood began in 1980, when he interviewed her for his American Potters: Twelve Modern Masters. His Los Angeles gallery hosted dozens of exhibitions of Wood's ceramic art between 1981 and her death, at 105, in 1998.

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 127 pages
  • Publisher: Guild Publishing; First Edition edition (October 2001)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1893164136
  • ISBN-13: 978-1893164130
  • Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 9.5 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #204,238 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Truly Beautiful Life, March 22, 2002
By Donna Ragsdale "ddr" (Southwest Wyoming) - See all my reviews
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THE GILTED VESSEL is a beautiful book about an amazing woman and potter. Her life is more wonderful than any fiction and her pottery is exquisite. The only flaw is that it is too short; I want more.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Wonderful Gift, March 19, 2006
By Terry W. Chaffee (Carlsbad, CA) - See all my reviews
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I bought this for a very good friend of mine and she just loves the book. She met Beatrice once as both of us lived in Ojai, CA where Beatrice lived for many years. We have been to her house also. My friend just loved her and her particular style of art.

Sincerely, Terry W. Chaffee
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