Cone Ten Down: Studio pottery in New Zealand, 1945-1980

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Cone Ten Down: Studio pottery in New Zealand, 1945-1980
Moyra Elliott and Damian Skinner
David Bateman
ISBN 9781869537319
RRP $49.99

A beautifully photographed and in-depth account of the Anglo-Oriental pottery movement in New Zealand. New Zealand pottery and potters were at this time at the height of their craft; this book explores their influences and the value of their work today.

Over 100 photographs by NZ’s leading art photographer Haru Sameshima and a comprehensive list of potter’s marks are invaluable to the collector.

	With more than thirty years experience in the ceramics field, Moyra Elliott brings to her writing a background as a maker, an educator at tertiary level, a public gallery curator and seven years as Director for the Fletcher Challenge Award. She continues to work in the field a contributor to a variety of journals and magazines, as consultant for institutions and as speaker at conferences.
	Dr Damian Skinner is an art historian and curator based in Gisborne. He is interested in twentieth century New Zealand art and craft, and he has worked with a number of galleries and museums around the country. His most recent books are The Carver and the Artist: Maori Art in the Twentieth Century (AUP) and Alan Prest on: Between Tides (Godwit) and Plain Song (Millennium House).