Charles Fergus Binns
Subtitle: the father of American studio ceramics : including a catalogue raisonné
By: Margaret Carney ; with essays by Paul Evans, Susan Strong, Richard Zakin.
Contributors: Binns, Charles Fergus, 1857-1934.; Evans, Paul, 1937-; Strong, Susan R., 1944-; Zakin, Richard.; International Museum of Ceramic Art at Alfred.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Hudson Hills Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 254
Subjects: Binns, Charles Fergus, 1857-1934 -- Exhibitions; Art pottery -- New York (State) -- Exhibitions
Description: "Charles Fergus Binns was born in England and trained at the Royal Worcester Porcelain Works. Soon after he moved to the United States and worked briefly at what is now Lenox China, he became founding director of the New York State School of Clay-Working and Ceramics in Alfred, New York, one of the first schools that provided training in both art and technology.".

"This volume is published in conjunction with an exhibition of Binns's finest ceramic vases and bowls celebrating the one-hundredth anniversary of what is now called the New York State College of Ceramics, followed by a national tour. It reproduces seventy-two of Binns's masterworks in full color and documents all his known works in a comprehensive catalogue raisonne."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 240-243) and index.
Catalog of an exhibition held at the International Museum of Ceramic Art at Alfred University, Apr. 18-July 23, 1998 and six other institutions between Sept. 9, 1998 and Oct. 8, 2000.