LOUISIANA’S ART NOUVEAU - Suzanne Ormond - Newcomb College Pottery & Crafts 1976
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LOUISIANA’S ART NOUVEAU
The Crafts of the Newcomb Style
by Suzanne Ormond and Mary E. Irvine
Newcomb College / Newcomb Pottery & Crafts
Pelican Publishing Company, Gretna, Louisiana
1976. Hoftcover w/ dust jacket. First Edition.
Black & white and color photos.
182 pages. Very good condition.
BOOK DETAILSBook Title : LOUISIANA’S ART NOUVEAU
Sub-Title : The Crafts of the Newcomb Style
Authors : Suzanne Ormond and Mary E. Irvine
F...orward : John Canaday
Publisher : Pelican Publishing Company, Gretna, Louisiana
Date of Publication : Copyright 1976
Edition : First Edition
Binding : Cream hardcover with copper lettering to spine.
Dust Jacket : Yes
Size : 8 3/4" x 11 1/4"
Number of pages : 182 pages.
Index : Yes
Illustrated : Black & white and color photographs.
ISBN 10 : 088289112X
ISBN 13 : 9780882891125 ABOUT THE BOOK"The Newcomb crafts -- pottery, needlework, metal and leather crafts, jewelry, bookbinding, block-printing, and calligraphy -- evolved after Josephine LeMonnier Newcomb established H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College for Women in 1887 as a part of Tulane University." Includes many excellent examples of pottery as well as lesser known objects, including prints and textiles. Biographies of the Directors, Ceramists and Craftsmen at rear. Index. ABOUT THE AUTHORSuzanne Ormond was a native of New Orleans and was well known in the public library system prior to her death in February 2004. She served on the New Orleans Public Library board of directors for nearly twenty years and the New Orleans Public Library Foundation for over a decade. In 1998, she was awarded the Mayor's Medal of Honor. She also served as the mistress of ceremonies at the centennial celebration of the New Orleans Public Library.
In addition to being an active civic leader, Ormond had been a pottery craftswoman for many years and at one time owned her own pottery-manufacturing business. A widely recognized authority on the subject, Ormond became interested in Newcomb crafts when she was a student of the late Katherin Choi at the Newcomb Art School.
She is coauthor of Newcomb Pottery and Its Crafts and Favorite New Orleans Recipes, also available in French and Spanish editions, and the author of Recipes from an Old New Orleans Kitchen, all published by Pelican CONTENTS - Forward by John Canaday
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Markings on a Typical Newcomb Guild Pot
- 1) Beginnings in the Cotton Centennial
- 2) Ladies’ Decoratie Art League and New Orleans Art Pottery
- 3) The Founding of the College
Newcomb Crafts in Color
- 4) The Newcomb Guild
- 5) The Directories
- 6) The Ceramist
- 7) The Craftsmen
- Sources Consulted
- INDEX HERE IS A SAMPLING OF SOME OF OUR RECENT 100% POSITIVE FEEDBACK:
- Exceptional packaging, swift transaction, very happy with item.- Beautiful books, well described, meticulously packed, quickly sent, thank you.
- Great experience, item packed very well, awesome seller.
- EXPERT and PROFESSIONAL in ALL areas! OF COURSE would BUY again! SUPER SELLER!
- Item EXCEEDS Expectations...MANY Thanks!!!
- Excellent!!! Better than expected!! So happy with this purchase!
- Wow! superior packaging, I mean above and beyond! nice touches. recommend highly
- Repeat buyer. Perfect service. Genuine antique Victorian scrap. BOOK CONDITIONVERY GOOD. The cloth cover is very good. The dust jacket has a small tear at the top the spine. Text and photos are VERY GOOD, clean and bright. The dust jacket is price clipped. There is no reserve on this item, only a fair starting bid.We pack well and ship promptly. SHIPPING- FREE SHIPPING FOR U.S. WINNING BIDDER ONLY
- FOREIGN BUYERS MUST PAY SHIPPING by USPS International Priority Mail.
- Will gladly combine shipping costs when possible.
- Payment can be made by PayPal. Email me for other payment options.
- Massachusetts residents must pay Mass. Sales Tax 6.25% on some items.
- NEW!!!: Ebay is now collecting SALES TAX on items sent to the States of Alabama, California, Connecticut, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Utah, Virginia, Washington, and others may soon be added.
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The Crafts of the Newcomb Style
by Suzanne Ormond and Mary E. Irvine
Newcomb College / Newcomb Pottery & Crafts
Pelican Publishing Company, Gretna, Louisiana
1976. Hoftcover w/ dust jacket. First Edition.
Black & white and color photos.
182 pages. Very good condition.
BOOK DETAILSBook Title : LOUISIANA’S ART NOUVEAU
Sub-Title : The Crafts of the Newcomb Style
Authors : Suzanne Ormond and Mary E. Irvine
F...orward : John Canaday
Publisher : Pelican Publishing Company, Gretna, Louisiana
Date of Publication : Copyright 1976
Edition : First Edition
Binding : Cream hardcover with copper lettering to spine.
Dust Jacket : Yes
Size : 8 3/4" x 11 1/4"
Number of pages : 182 pages.
Index : Yes
Illustrated : Black & white and color photographs.
ISBN 10 : 088289112X
ISBN 13 : 9780882891125 ABOUT THE BOOK"The Newcomb crafts -- pottery, needlework, metal and leather crafts, jewelry, bookbinding, block-printing, and calligraphy -- evolved after Josephine LeMonnier Newcomb established H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College for Women in 1887 as a part of Tulane University." Includes many excellent examples of pottery as well as lesser known objects, including prints and textiles. Biographies of the Directors, Ceramists and Craftsmen at rear. Index. ABOUT THE AUTHORSuzanne Ormond was a native of New Orleans and was well known in the public library system prior to her death in February 2004. She served on the New Orleans Public Library board of directors for nearly twenty years and the New Orleans Public Library Foundation for over a decade. In 1998, she was awarded the Mayor's Medal of Honor. She also served as the mistress of ceremonies at the centennial celebration of the New Orleans Public Library.
In addition to being an active civic leader, Ormond had been a pottery craftswoman for many years and at one time owned her own pottery-manufacturing business. A widely recognized authority on the subject, Ormond became interested in Newcomb crafts when she was a student of the late Katherin Choi at the Newcomb Art School.
She is coauthor of Newcomb Pottery and Its Crafts and Favorite New Orleans Recipes, also available in French and Spanish editions, and the author of Recipes from an Old New Orleans Kitchen, all published by Pelican CONTENTS - Forward by John Canaday
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Markings on a Typical Newcomb Guild Pot
- 1) Beginnings in the Cotton Centennial
- 2) Ladies’ Decoratie Art League and New Orleans Art Pottery
- 3) The Founding of the College
Newcomb Crafts in Color
- 4) The Newcomb Guild
- 5) The Directories
- 6) The Ceramist
- 7) The Craftsmen
- Sources Consulted
- INDEX HERE IS A SAMPLING OF SOME OF OUR RECENT 100% POSITIVE FEEDBACK:
- Exceptional packaging, swift transaction, very happy with item.- Beautiful books, well described, meticulously packed, quickly sent, thank you.
- Great experience, item packed very well, awesome seller.
- EXPERT and PROFESSIONAL in ALL areas! OF COURSE would BUY again! SUPER SELLER!
- Item EXCEEDS Expectations...MANY Thanks!!!
- Excellent!!! Better than expected!! So happy with this purchase!
- Wow! superior packaging, I mean above and beyond! nice touches. recommend highly
- Repeat buyer. Perfect service. Genuine antique Victorian scrap. BOOK CONDITIONVERY GOOD. The cloth cover is very good. The dust jacket has a small tear at the top the spine. Text and photos are VERY GOOD, clean and bright. The dust jacket is price clipped. There is no reserve on this item, only a fair starting bid.We pack well and ship promptly. SHIPPING- FREE SHIPPING FOR U.S. WINNING BIDDER ONLY
- FOREIGN BUYERS MUST PAY SHIPPING by USPS International Priority Mail.
- Will gladly combine shipping costs when possible.
- Payment can be made by PayPal. Email me for other payment options.
- Massachusetts residents must pay Mass. Sales Tax 6.25% on some items.
- NEW!!!: Ebay is now collecting SALES TAX on items sent to the States of Alabama, California, Connecticut, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Utah, Virginia, Washington, and others may soon be added.
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