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Lalique Vases: The New Zealand Collection of Dr Jack C. Richards

Hardback

Main Details

Title Lalique Vases: The New Zealand Collection of Dr Jack C. Richards
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Damian Skinner
Photographs by Haru Samashima
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:176
Dimensions(mm): Height 270,Width 220
Category/GenreArt nouveau
Art and design styles - Art Deco
Ceramic arts, pottery, glass
Exhibition catalogues and specific collections
ISBN/Barcode 9781869537999
ClassificationsDewey:748.294
Audience
General
Illustrations colour photographs

Publishing Details

Publisher David Bateman Ltd
Imprint David Bateman Ltd
Publication Date 20 October 2011
Publication Country New Zealand

Description

Acquiring his first Lalique vase in the 1970s, expatriate New Zealander Dr Jack C. Richards has amassed a collection of over 130 vases by the French designer Rene Lalique. Dating from 1913 to 1938, these vases reveal the sophistication of Lalique's work as a designer, his delight in the design possibilities of the natural world, and his graceful transition from Art Nouveau to Art Deco. While Richards acquired his collection overseas, it now resides in Gisborne, New Zealand. In this book, edited by Damian Skinner and with contributions by Carolyn Hatch and Jan and Simon Afford, Richards' Lalique collection becomes the spur to explore an untold story about domestic taste and international decorative arts in New Zealand, as well as covering the story of Rene Lalique's career as a designer, and the network of collectors who cherish Lalique's glass as a major contribution to modern design.

Author Biography

Damian Skinner is an independent art historian and curator. His recent books include the co-authored Cone Ten Down: Studio Pottery in New Zealand, 1945-1980 (Bateman, 2009), which was a finalist in the New Zealand Post Book Awards in 2010, and The Passing World, The Passage of Life: John Hovell and the Art of Kowhaiwhai (Rim Books, 2010). He has written widely on aspects of New Zealand art history, including modernism, Maori art, and craft.