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Indianapolis, IN: Indianapolis Museum of Art. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1994. Stiff wraps. 3/8" scratch and price sticker to rear cover.; Brandt (Rembrandt) Steele (1870-1965) was an artistic polymath who applied his design talents in and around Indianapolis, IN. Returning from his late 19th Century studies in France and Germany, Steele brought the European Art Nouveau and Arts and Crafts aesthetics to his work in architecture, interior design, art glass windows, pottery, architectural terra cotta, cemetery monuments, frescos, metalwork, and furniture. Son of famed Hoosier Group painter T. C. (Theodore Clement) Steele, Brandt forged his own style in the decorative arts and did not follow the stylistic path of his father. With Notes on the text, an illustrated exhibition catalog, and Steel's life chronology. Color photographs of Steele's various works. Printed in Indianapolis, IN by Hilltop Press, which I can personally attest was not located on a hilltop. Bound in color…
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Brandt Steele : Indianapolis Arts & Crafts Designer and Potter
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Clay Times Three : The Tale of Three Nashville, Indiana, Potteries
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Indianapolis, IN: Privately Printed. Fine with no dust jacket. 2009. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. The only book of its kind, this covers the history of, and the art and decorative pottery works of Brown County Pottery, Martz Potteries, Brown County Hills Pottery, all in or around the town of Nashville in Brown County, Indiana. Through much of the 20th Century, Brown County, Indiana was a haven to the famous Hoosier School painters, myriad other artists, and craftspeople who appreciated the wooded environment, low cost of living, and distance from the bustle of Indianapolis. For Walter and Helen Griffiths of Brown County Pottery, later reconstituted as Brown County Hills Pottery, the growing area tourism fostered a market for handmade artwares and "gift" pottery to take back to the city. For Karl Martz and Becky Brown Martz, the area was a supportive environment for their production of creative art pottery. This is the author's privately published first edition,…
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