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Art Deco Book Reviews
ADS member Peggy Quan
Art Deco, Ironwork & Sculpture
S. F.” Jerry” Cook III and Tina Skinner
Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 2005
Art Deco Ironwork and SculptureArt Deco, Ironwork & Sculpture by S. F.” Jerry” Cook III and Tina Skinner is a collection of over 500 pieces selected from folio volumes that were published in the 1920’s.  It covers a variety of subjects ranging from gates and doors, to wall decorations and room dividers, to light fixtures, facades, furniture and fireplaces to name a few.  It is described as a “must-have” volume for artisans of the forge, sculpture and all fans of Art Deco-era decorative arts.
S. F. “Jerry” Cook III is a second-generation antiques dealer from Olympia, Washington.  He specializes in books and materials about architecture, wrought iron and many forms of design.  Tina Skinner is a professional writer and editor specializing in design. 
Comprehensively Clarice Cliff
Greg Slater and Jonathan Brough 
Thames and Hudson, 2005
Clarice CliffComprehensively Clarice Cliff by Greg Slater and Jonathan Brough is a collection of over 2000 ceramic pieces, patterns and backstamps.  It is the first large-scale color reference or “Atlas” concerned with the A. J. Wilkinson and Newport potteries, and the work of Clarice Cliff over four decades of pottery from the 1920’s to the 1950’s.  It also recognizes John Butler and Dolly Cliff, Wilkinson designers who contributed ideas to Clarice.
Greg Slater is editor of the magazine for Clarice Cliff collectors, The Agora. This  “Atlas”, with the help of Jonathan Brough and others is the result of detailed research into the output of Clarice Cliff and the Wilkinson Pottery.  It is derived from the Wilkinson archives and from oral testimonies of surviving employees.  It is truly a beautiful, colorful and comprehensive documentation of the work of Clarice Cliff and work from the A. J. Wilkinson and Newport potteries.

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