TY - BOOK AU - Miller,Sequoia AU - Gordon,John Stuart ED - Yale University. TI - The ceramic presence in modern art: selections from the Linda Leonard Schlenger Collection and the Yale University Art Gallery SN - 9780300214406 AV - NK3930 .M555x 2015 U1 - 738/.09/04 23 PY - 2015/// CY - New Haven, CT PB - Yale University Art Gallery KW - Schlenger, Linda Leonard KW - Yale University KW - Art Gallery KW - Exhibitions KW - Ceramics KW - Ceramic sculpture KW - Sculpture, Modern KW - Art KW - Private collections KW - Connecticut KW - New Haven N1 - Published in conjunction with an exhibition of the same name held at the Yale University Art Gallery, September 4, 2015-January 3, 2016; Includes bibliographical references and index; Director's forward / Jock Reynolds -- Collector's forward / Linda Leonard Schlenger -- Introduction -- An informed passion: Linda Leonard Schlenger, collector and advocate -- Theoretical connections: postwar ceramics and the historical avant-garde -- Historical connections: Los Angeles, the San Francisco Bay Area, and London -- Formal connections: ceramics, painting, sculpture, and works on paper -- The patron saint: George E. Ohr and the contemporary art world / John Stuart Gordon N2 - "This lushly illustrated volume is the first to thoroughly examine postwar ceramic sculpture alongside other fine art of the period. The catalogue features over 80 objects by leading 20th-century ceramicists, including John Mason, Jim Melchert, Ken Price, Lucie Rie, and Peter Voulkos. Essays consider the art in connection with renowned paintings, sculptures in other media, and works on paper by artists such as Willem de Kooning, Isamu Noguchi, Mark Rothko, and Ed Ruscha. Juxtaposing ceramics with non-ceramic works, both visually and conceptually, and examining the visual, historical, and theoretical affinities among the objects, the authors demonstrate that the finest ceramics share the formal sophistication of the most celebrated artworks of the postwar period. As ceramics are increasingly recognized as integral to the wider field of contemporary art, this book offers new opportunities for understanding this important medium." -- Publisher's website ER -