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New Era for American Ceramics

Maine Antique Digest

Crocker Farm, Sparks, Maryland Photos courtesy Crocker Farm “This was our third-highest-grossing sale to date,” stated Mark Zipp of Crocker Farm following the family operation’s spring sale, which made $1,753,470 (including buyers’ premiums). There were 525 registered bidders for the spring auction.

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A testament to the power of Pueblo ceramics and community-based curation

The Art Newspaper

The exhibition “Grounded in Clay”, opening this month at the MFA Houston, was co-curated by the more than 60 members of the Pueblo Pottery Collective

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Ceramics in America 2023

Maine Antique Digest

A Book Review After more than 20 years as editor of Ceramics in America, Robert Hunter has passed the torch to Ronald W. Fuchs II, who will continue to bring us the latest research by scholars engaged in the study of ceramics made and used in America. The cover story for the

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British Museum receives ‘highest value object donation in UK museum history’

The Art Newspaper

A private collection of 1,700 ceramic items was given by the Sir Percival David Foundation

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An equestrian painting with a newly discovered secret and postage stamps worth framing: our pick of the December sales

The Art Newspaper

Plus a a little-known Botticelli and a sleek, Modernist ceramic bowl

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Exploring Architectural Pottery's mid-century Modern design legacy

The Art Newspaper

A show at the American Museum of Ceramic Art highlights the ceramics company's groundbreaking designs that complemented post-war architecture

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Nick Cave: My manager was like, ‘What the f**k are you doing?’ I’m like, ‘I’m going into the ceramics business’

The Art Newspaper

The rock stars Staffordshire-style figurines, on show at the Museum Voorlinden, tell the story of the devil and have helped Cave make sense of his own lifeand personal tragedyin a way that his songs cannot

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