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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 #142
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Contemporary British Studio Ceramics: The Grainer Collection
Drawn from the collection of Diane and Marc Grainer of suburban Washington, D.C., this exhibition is the first comprehensive survey of Contemporary British Studio Ceramics in the United States. This well documented catalogue is filled with color photographs of the functional and sculptural objects made between the 1980s and 2009 featuring works by 100 artists either born or residing in Great Britain. Edited by Annie, Carlano, Director of Craft + Design and Curator of the exhibition.
2010, 215 pages, 110 color images
Hardback Price $60.00 Item #2247
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ATTITUDE AND ALCHEMY: THE METALWORK OF GARY LEE NOFFKE
Metalsmith Gary Lee Noffke has been described as a “pacesetter” and the “ultimate maverick.” Known for his graffiti-like surface treatment, Noffke has challenged metalworking traditions with his expressive, spontaneous approach and sense of humor. Attitude and Alchemy: The Metalwork of Gary Lee Noffke is the first museum-organized project about this consummate artist in almost 20 years. Dating from the 1960s to present day, the exhibition includes approximately 125 examples of his silver and gold hollowware, flatware, and jewelry, in addition to a selection of objects forged in steel. This scholarly catalogue includes essays by independent curator Jeannine Falino and Mint Museum of Craft + Design Assistant Curator Allie Farlowe.
2011. Paperback, 140 pages, 126 color images, 8.5 x 11 inches.
Price $24.95 Item #3041
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SHEILA HICKS: 50 YEARS
Joan Simon and Susan Faxon
This lavishly illustrated and beautifully designed catalogue accompanies the first museum retrospective devoted to artist Sheila Hicks. Extensive images are accompanied by three scholarly essays which analyze and place in critical context her many modes of creation, and demonstrate how Hicks’ pioneering work has both embraced and reinvented tradition, successfully navigating the terrain between art, design, and architecture.
2010. Hardback, 256 pages, 250 images 174 color/76 b&w, 10 x 12 inches.
Price $65 Item #2816
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FROM NEW YORK TO CORRYMORE: ROBERT HENRI IN IRELAND
Companion catalogue to From New York to Corrymore: Robert Henri and Ireland, the first exhibition to examine this iconic American artist's work focused on the Irish landscape and people, particularly children, created between the time of his first trip to Ireland in 1913 and his last trip there in 1928. Henri has long been celebrated as a pivotal figure in early 20th century American art due to his important work as a teacher and as the leader of The Eight. Mint Museum Publication.
2011.
143 pages, 8.25 x 9.75 inches
81 images 60 color /2 b&w
Paperback Price $35.00 Item#3132
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Romare Bearden: Southern Recollections
Catalogue
Carla Hanzal, Glenda Gilmore, Jae Emerling, Lesley King-Hammond, and Mary Lee Corlett
Romare Bearden: Southern Recollections represents 90 works from the full span of the artists’ career, drawing on the Mint Museum and other public and private collections of Bearden’s work. As well as numerous stylistic influences from African, European, and Chinese art, this volume focuses on how Bearden’s childhood in North Carolina served as a key source for inspiration for him throughout his life. Mint Museum Publication.
2011
144 pages, 9.5 x 11 inches
140 color images
Hardcover Price $44.95 Item#3347
Softcover Price $35.00 Item#3348
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Aesthetic Ambitions: Edward Lycett and Brooklyn’s Faience Manufacturing Company
121 pages, 8.5 x 10”
56 color and 27 b&w images
Price $25.00 Item#3467
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