Rookwood and the American Indian: Masterpieces of American Art Pottery from the James J. Gardner Collection
Categories: Books, Arts & Photography, History & Criticism



Dimensions: 8.5 x 1 x 11 inches
ISBN-13: 978-0821417393
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0821417398
Publisher: Ohio University Press
Print length: 280 pages
Publication date: October 23, 2007
subtitle: Hardcover – October 23, 2007
author: Visit Amazon's Anita J. Ellis Page search results Anita J. Ellis Susan Labry Meyn George P. Horse Capture Sr.
review: Editorial Reviews Review “Whether for collectors of pottery, students of art, or those interested in Native Americans, Rookwood and the American Indian is well worth a place on a personal or institutional bookshelf.“— Ohioana Quarterly “A fascinating look at how Cincinnati’s European-American population negotiated their relationship with Native Americans…. This examination of the range of conditions surrounding the production of these works of art add new layers of understanding to this art form and the many societies of which it was part and makes Rookwood and the American Indian an absorbing read.”— Ohio History About the Author Deputy director of curatorial affairs at the Cincinnati Art Museum, Anita J. Ellis is the author of Rookwood Pottery: The Glorious Gamble , which won the Florence Roberts Head Book of the Year Award, and Rookwood Pottery: The Glaze Lines . Susan Labry Meyn is a consulting ethnologist and an adjunct professor at Northern Kentucky University and the College of Mount St. Joseph in Cincinnati, and the author of numerous articles and a book, More Than Curiosities: A Grassroots History of the Indian Arts and Crafts Board, 1920–1942 .