A full-colour illustrated biography of the life of Susie Cooper and her ceramic company's output. During her sixty-five-year career, Susie Cooper introduced more than 4,500 ceramic patterns and shapes, making her one of the most prolific, versatile and influential designers the industry has ever seen. Between the 1920s and 1980s she moved from the bold hand-painting of the 'Jazz Age' through delicate wash banding and aerograph techniques to sophisticated lithographic transfer printing on both earthenware and bone china. Cooper not only led the charge of gifted female designers in the male-dominated Potteries but also pioneered the role of women in factory management. Alan Marshall here charts her progress from the creation of patterns for Gray's Pottery in the 1920s, to running her own Susie Cooper Productions from the 1930s to the 1950s, and designing for Wedgwood from the 1960s to the 1980s.
By:
Alan Marshall Imprint: Shire Publications Country of Publication: United Kingdom Volume: 719 Dimensions:
Height: 210mm,
Width: 149mm,
Spine: 8mm
Weight: 178g ISBN:9780747812135 ISBN 10: 0747812136 Series:Shire Library Pages: 64 Publication Date:20 May 2012 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Alan Marshall and Marion Scott own one of the biggest private collections of Susie Cooper ceramics and are full-time writers and editors, producing magazines, books and brochures.