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Chasanoff
Quilts
 gift CD
  Allan Casanoff Collection American Quilt Classics
An Inaugural Gift
Ceramic Art of NC CD
 Mint  Elozua  CCC  Littleton
 The Mint Museum Permanent Collection
Constructing Elozua
Contemporary, COOL and Collected
Harvey K. Littleton
 Lucero  NC pottery  leighton  bearden
 Michael Lucero Sculpture  North Carolina Pottery  Clare Leighton  Romare Bearden
 southern  kuhn  new world Grice Collection
 Southern Arts and Crafts Jon Kuhn's Glass Sculpture Splendors of the New World Passionate Journey: The Grice Collection of Native American Art
ballgame  wood  Lazzarini  white light
 The Mesoamerican Ballgame Turning Wood into Art Robert Lazzarini White Light
 metcalf  LMJ Catalogue  Faces and Flowers
 The Miniature Worlds of Bruce Metcalf

 Loïs Mailou Jones: A Life in Vibrant Color
Faces & Flowers: Painting on Lenox China

 

Chasanoff

Allan Chasanoff Ceramic Collection
By Mary F. Douglas, Garth Clark, Carol E. Mayer, Barbara Perry, Todd D. Smith and E. Michael Whittington; 2000

The collection was amassed by private collector Allan Chasanoff of New York, and showcases content-oriented ceramic artists from all over the country. This gift was one of the primary impetuses for the opening of the Mint Museum of Craft + Design.
224 pages, 8 x 8"
165 color and 265 b&w images

Price $15.00  Item #7049

quilts

American Quilt Classics 1800-1980 The Bresler Collection
By Kristen S. Watts and Merikay Waldvogel; 2003

An outstanding collection of quilts donated by Fleur and Charles Bresler in 2001 are featured in this 2003 exhibition catalogue. All 36 quilts are shown in full color and showcase the visual and historical impact of this world-class collection. Included are examples of crazy quilts, Amish quilts, chintz pictorial quilts and log cabin quilts. The Baltimore and the Warner quilts are truly outstanding.

84 pages, 9 x 8"
53 color images

Paperback Price $19.95  Item #637 

gift

An Inaugural Gift: The Founders' Circle Collection
By Mark Richard Leach, Glenn Adamson and Michael C. Monroe; 2000

Catalogue of contemporary works in the craft media donated to the Mint Museum of Craft + Design by the Founders' Circle members to commemorate the museum’s opening. Included are works in glass, ceramics, fiber, wood and metal originating from such countries as Taiwan, the Czech Republic, Canada, Germany, Japan and the United States. Two comprehensive essays.

136 pages, 10 x 9"
53 color and 6 B&W images

Paperback Price $15.00   Item #4615

 CD

Ceramic Art of North Carolina CD-ROM

A CD-ROM on the history of North Carolina ceramics as found in the collection of the Mint Museum of Art. Thirty minutes of audio presenting the rich ceramics tradition of North Carolina plus an interactive map of potting regions, video selections of potters creating their ceramics and a database of over 1200 images from the museum's collection.

1997, works on Windows and Macintosh

Price $15.00    Item #71

 mint

Experiencing Art at the Mint Museums: A Look at the Collection

Showcases the wide variety of art at the Mint. Includes works from all major collections: American Art, Ceramics, Historic Costume, Ancient American, Contemporary Art and Craft, and chapters on Animals in Art and the Artistic Teapot. Publication made possible in part by grants from The CCB Foundation and The Mary Duke Biddle Foundation.

2005, 128 pages, 11 x 10"
217 color and 10 b&w images

Paperback Price $18.95   Item 1895

Elozua

Constructing Elozua: A Retrospective 1973-2003
by Melissa G. Post, Garth Clark and Edward Leffingwell

A beautiful, full-color catalogue includes several authoritative essays about this unique ceramicist and his work. Each color photograph occupies its own page.

2003, 124 pages, 9 x 10"
64 color and 26 b&w images

Paperback SALE Price $10.00   Item #166

CCC

Contemporary, Cool and Collected
by Carla M. Hanzal and Robert Hobbs

More than 20 individuals who live with and are passionate about contemporary art have generously made their treasures available to the Mint Museum of Art for this groundbreaking exhibition. Curator of Contemporary Art Carla Hanzal has guided the evolution of this ambitious project, which encompasses 72 works of art by 61 artists.

2007, 152 pages,  9.5 x 8"
65 color and 15 b&w images

Paperback  Price $25.00    Item #1640

 littleton

Harvey K. Littleton: Reflections 1946-1994
by Mary F. Douglas

A comprehensive discussion of Littleton’s pioneering work in glass and his influence on other glass artists. Extensive bibliography.

1999, 80 pages, 10 x 9"
60 color and 27 b&w images

Paperback Price $15.00   Item #2903 

Lucero

Michael Lucero Sculpture 1976-1955
by Mark Richard Leach, Barbara J. Bloemink and Lucy R. Lippard

From his earliest work through his latest series, Michael Lucero fuses innovative sculpture with ceramics traditions, reworking among other European, Native American and ancient Maya forms. The exhibition centers on alternative concepts of originality and change as seen in nearly two decades of the artist’s glazed ceramics, bronze and mixed media sculptures. Includes an interview with Lucero and a large number of color plates.

1996, 159 pages, 12 x 9"
63 color and 59 b&w images

Hardback   SALE Price $10.00   Item #715

NC

North Carolina Pottery: The Collection of The Mint Museum

by Barbara Stone Perry

This volume catalogs more than four hundred individual pieces in the Museums’ collection and includes five essays by authorities in the field of ceramics, providing a visual and textual guide to a vibrant living craft. Illustrated with hundreds of colors photographs, the catalogue includes descriptive entries on potters and their potteries.

2004, 212 pages, 12 x 9"
384 color and 11 b&w images

Hardback     Price $39.95    Item #1530
Paperback   Price $24.95    Item #1550

 leighton

Quiet Spirit, Skillful Hand: The Graphic Work of Clare Leighton
by Jonathan Stuhlman, Caroline Mesrobian Hickman, David Leighton and Martha Tonissen Mayberry

The images of simple working people illustrated by wood engraver Clare Leighton represents her mastery of print making and respect for the dignity of labor and rhythm of nature.  The catalogue also illustrates a complete set of Wedgwood plates, titled New England Industries.

2008, paperback, 102 pages, 9 x 11.25"
13 color and 129 b&w images

Paperback Price $22.50 Item #590   

 wood


Turning Wood into Art: Masterworks from the Jane and Arthur Mason Collection
by Suzanne Ramljak, Michael W. Monroe and Mark Richard Leach.

A sumptuously illustrated catalogue of the Jane and Arthur Mason collection of lathe-turned wooden objects, donated to the Mint Museum of Craft + Design. Comprising more than 125 works by 43 artists, the catalogue showcases bowls, vessels and abstract sculptural pieces.

2000, 244 pages, 11 x 9"
121 color and 16 b&w images

Hardback      Price $25.00    Item #4938
Paperback    Price $12.50    Item #4939

bearden

Recollections of Charlotte's Own Romare Bearden

Contains interviews concerning Romare Bearden from David C. Driskell, Herb Jackson, Laura Grosch, and Jerald L. Melberg.

2002, 63 pages, 10 x 8"

6 color and 6 b&w images

Paperback Price $10.00  Item #4098 

 craft

Southern Arts and Crafts: 1890-1940
by James C. Jordan III and Jane Ellen Starnes

History and essays on crafts and arts in the South and description of selected items in the exhibition.

1996, 136 pages, 12 x 8"

12 color and 122 b&w images

Paperback SALE Price $7.50  Item #3689 

 kuhn

Spectrum: The Sculpture of Jon Kuhn

Limited edition of 500, each autographed; lavish in design and production, many of the catalogue’s color photos show the infinitely small details of the larger work.

2003, 66 pages, 12 x 7.5", 52 color images,

Comes with: Jon Kuhn: The Story of a Glass Sculpture

Step by step description of the creation of Hope and Healing, a glass sculpture commissioned by oncologists at Forsyth Regional Cancer Center in North Carolina. Every step of the year long process is meticulously photographed.

2002, 146 pages, 10.75 x 8" 83 color images

Hardback SALE Price: $35.00 Item #1615 

new

Splendors of the New World: Spanish Colonial Masterworks
Charles L. Mo

Includes essays on the Viceroyalty of Peru, 1544-1821, and the Cosec Circle of Andean Painting. Lavishly illustrated catalogue of paintings, furniture, silver and other decorative pieces.

1992, 104 pages, 12 x 9, 36 color and 58 b&w images

Paperback Price $10.00  Item #726  

ballgame 

The Sport of Life and Death: The Mesoamerican Ballgame
E. Michael Whittington, editor

Stunningly written, illustrated and produced. Essays by 11 authorities in the field, encompassing history, archeology, geography, traditions, symbolism, etc.

2001, 288 pages, 11 x 9, 167 color and 102 b&w images

Paperback Price $25.00  Item #235   

 lazz

VantagePoint V
Robert Lazzarini: Seen/Unseen

by Carla M. Hanzal, Joanna Marsh and Ian Berry

This catalogue introduces a nonpareil style of art in which Lazzarini shares his vision of common objects, transforming them into a unique visual experience.

2006, 48 pages, 10.5 x 8"

8 color and  10 b&w images

Paperback  Price $19.95  Item #444    

 light

White Light: Glass Compositions by Daniel Clayman

This catalogue showcases a body of work Daniel Clayman created especially for the exhibition.

2007, 39 pages, 9 x 12"

9 color and 12 b&w images

Paperback Price $8.50 Item #440  

 light

The Miniature Worlds of Bruce Metcalf

Organized by the Palo Alto Art Center, this catalogue showcases the world of Bruce Metcalf and his creative collection of compressed silver and carved wood. The collection inspires the viewer to his imagination. Although the collection has a humorous side, many of the pieces indicate emotion turmoil.

2008, 120 pages, 11 x 7.75"

74 color and 4 b&w images


Hardback    Price $ 32.00    Item #298
Paperback    Price $25.00    Item #1598

 LMJ Catalopgue

Loïs Mailou Jones: A Life in Vibrant Color

The exhibition catalogue details the life and work of this prolific female African-American artist and educator. Edited by Carla M. Hanzel.

2009, 144 pages, 10 X 8.5"

130 color & 21 b&w images

Paperback    Price $25.00   Item #2088

Faces and Flowers

Faces & Flowers: Paining on Lenox China

Joel and Lila Harnett Museum of Art, University of Richmond. Forward by Richard Waller, executive director, University of Richmond Museums. Essay by Ellen Paul Denker.

2009, 72 pages, 51 color images

Paperback   Price $20.00   Item#194

 Grice Collection

Passionate Journey: The Grice Collection of Native American Art

Written by The Mint Museum's Consulting Curator of Ancient American Art, Dorie Reents-Budet.

 

2009, 168 pages,  624 color images

Paperback Price $25.00 Item #755