Choice from America: Modern American Ceramics

by Arthur C. Danto

Whereas European ceramics have tended to retain much of their craft-like characteristics, American ceramics in the second half of this century have gone to extremes totally shattering the European and Asian tradition. Artists such as Robert Arneson, Christina Bertoni and Betty Woodman astonished the world by their sensational use of form and colour. The museum Het Kruithuis' collection of American ceramics is the most substantial in Europe, and is presented in its entirety in this tastefully designed catalogue.

136 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 2000

About the author

Arthur C. Danto was Johnsonian Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Columbia University and art critic for The Nation. He was the author of numerous books, including Unnatural Wonders: Essays from the Gap Between Art and Life, After the End of Art, and Beyond the Brillo Box: The Visual Arts in Post-Historical Perspective.