Join curator Bradley Brooks to explore and discuss ceramic acquisitions for the Bayou Bend Collection, from the seventeenth century to the nineteenth, and from stoneware to porcelain, from identified needs to unexpected opportunities. This look at recent acquisitions will highlight the tremendous historical and aesthetic range of Bayou Bend’s ceramics collection.
Explore the changing styles of Newcomb Pottery from 1896-1939, examining what clues the objects themselves reveal.
A spirited romp through tabletop history from circa 1780 to 1820.
This lecture will explore the types of Rhenish stoneware in early America and their modes of import.
The Private Ceramics Collection of Bill Huvar: "I started my collecting journey just out of college when extra funds finally became available after I got my first job in Houston. In those beginning years as collector of Chinese porcelain, I had way more enthusiasm than actual knowledge in this field. One of the advantages of my engineering career was the opportunity to frequently travel
to New York & London which are major centers of the antiques trade. Visiting major museums with Asian collections and establishing relationships with specialist dealers in the field certainly broadened my knowledge base. At this point, my collecting efforts have provided me many decades of satisfaction & enjoyment.
New discoveries in neuroscience have enabled earlier concepts regarding collecting and collectors to be turned upside down. This body of knowledge is the basis of Dr. Mueller’s lecture.
As artists, we build on the history of our medium. Sometimes there is
a reverent homage to the past, and other times the connection is a
"stretch". However, we are constantly influenced by our current
surroundings juxtaposed to historical references. With reference to
the extensive ceramics collection at the MFAH , I will discuss
a few currently producing ceramic artists who are infusing imagery of
historical ceramics into a new direction based on their cultural
backgrounds. Do the past and the present merge or collide? See what
you think.
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Why is a punch bowl like a pamphlet? Curator Amanda Isaac explores the persuasive powers of punch bowls as she investigates the origins and later travels of two important Chinese porcelain examples.
For ALL IHCC Members: Bayou Bend will have an open house ceramics tour on Friday, October 20, 2023. Ceramics Specialists will be stationed throughout the House from 1:30—3:15 P.M. This program is part of continuing education for Bayou Bend docents, but because the Museum is always open on Friday afternoons for self-guided tours (admission $12.50), members of the IHCC, who are not members of the BBDO, are ALSO welcome to attend this event for the cost of admission.
For IHCC members that are ALSO members of the BBDO, please wear your nametag and follow the instructions below.
Last Name A—K: House Tour 1:30—2:15 P.M.; Enter via Folk Art Porch
Last Name L—Z: House Tour 2:30—3:15 P.M.; Enter via Webster Porch
We look forward to seeing you on Friday, October 20th!
Ron Fuchs II, Co-editor of Ceramics in America will explore the global history of one of the earliest pieces of Chinese porcelain to reach the US- a blue and white dish broken and thrown away by June 1610 in Jamestown, Virginia.
Presented by Robert Aronson, fifth generation owner of Aronson Antiquairs. Delftware has been a national symbol of Holland for almost 400 years. Initiated by the demand for the waning importation of Asian porcelain from the 1640s, Delftware quickly became an iconic national product and one of the greatest Dutch achievements.
Robert’s lecture will give a global perspective of the circumstances under which the city of Delft became the center of European ceramics production and will show many beautiful objects that were produced in the two following centuries. He is pleased to speak to the IHCC members and answer any questions you have.
This is a IHCC members only event. Please mark your calendar. As an aside, this will follow the scheduled Friday Focus from 1:30-2:30.
