Sculpture
and Ceramics Resources
[Dewey
numbers: 638; 730s]
Many of the following
links were originally gathered to support the student research for Mrs.
Schulz' (Chico High School, Chico, CA) Art Class Ceramics Report
Collections of art images for use in teaching, from ancient times to modern,
including non-Western art. Mostly examples are of architecture and sculpture.
Historic sculpture and architecture images organized according to the culture
they are from. Cultures include Egyptian, Islamic, Greek, Roman, Byzantine,
Indian (Asia), prehistoric, Southeast Asian, Mesopotamian, Chinese, and
medieval European. (San Jose [Calif.] State University)
A wide variety of images of various art types are gathered here according
to their historic period, including Greek, Roman, Renaissance, Baroque,
and modern art.
Image
Index - http://eawc.evansville.edu/pictures/index.htm
From the Web site, Exploring Ancient World Cultures, is a wonderful image
index to the cultural icons, art and architecture of eight ancient cultures
(The Near East, India, Egypt, China, Greece, Rome, Early Islam and Medieval
Europe.) Includes ceramics and sculpture.
Huge collection of links to images from various world cultures.
Ancient
Art - http://www.dia.org/collections/ancient/ancientindex.html
The arts of the ancient Mediterranean world of Egypt, Greece, and Rome,
as well as the ancient Near East and Islam, with most media represented
including pottery, stone, glass, textile, and metal. Categories of art
include sculpture, architecture, painting, weapons, armor, jewelry, textiles,
and mummies. (Detroit Institute of Arts)
Demonstrates the pottery making traditions of the Indian subcontinent.
From Discover India, the official Indian government site for matters related
to the country.
Ancient and Islamic art, Japanese art, Far Eastern art, South and Southeast
Asian art, decorative arts-- are a few of the sections of this large museum
in Southern California with ceramic objects represented.
Brief review of Maya civilization, with excellent slide shows on their
architecture, sculpture, as well as background on the cities, cosmology,
writing, etc. Excellent Web site, with lots of images and graphics.
Describes the setting in which ancient Chinese built slab houses. Not much
directly on the houses, but excellent description of the culture, with
images.
African
Art - http://sorrel.humboldt.edu/~rwj1/afr.html
Links to images of African tribal people and art work. (Ron Johnson, Humboldt
[Calif.] State Univ.)
Ceramiche Fabrro, a producer of Italian maiolica pottery explains the history
and process which began in the Renaissance, with some examples shown. Please
note the link to A
Story from the Renaissance which explains the origin of the
famous chicken pitchers.
Links to many Web sites featuring African and African-American art. Note
the links to the Library of Congress and the Smithsonian Institution, which
have especially good resources.
Description of permanent collections at this unit of the New Mexico State
Museum in Santa Fe. The collections include world folk objects, Spanish
colonial art, and contemporary Southwestern Hispanic art.
The Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian is dedicated to
the preservation, study, and exhibition of the life, languages, literature,
history, and arts of Native Americans. The museum works in collaboration
with the Native peoples of the Western Hemisphere to protect and foster
their cultures by reaffirming traditions and beliefs, encouraging contemporary
artistic expression.
This Web site, part of the WWW Virtual Library, has links to many sites
about contemporary and historical Native American arts and artists. Be
sure to scroll down the page to the section on Online Exhibits.
This is an online exhibit on the Hopi katsinam (kachinas). To see
the images click on "Thumbnail Index" near the bottom of the page. (Peabody
Museum, Harvard University)
Blurb from auction house shows a damaged Grueby vase which sold at auction
for over $40,000. The vase has a lily design and had been used as a doorstop.
(Maine Antique Digest)
This museum, located in Biloxi, Mississippi, is dedicated to the work of
George Ohr. Click on the section "About the Mad Potter" for biographical
data, and "The Collection" to see a few images of his pottery.
"The following is an exhibition of contemporary ceramics utilizing the
Internet as the gallery space. Statements by the organizers, jurors and
artists along with brief resumes and digitized photos of the selected work
comprise this electronic exhibition."
"These pages explore the pottery and people of Oaxaca (wah-HAH-ka) in southern
Mexico. They are also about Eric Mindling who has created an adventurous
life there locating and exporting this traditional ware."
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