Taking Tea with Clarice Cliff

This book gives a fascinating memoir of the life and work of the working-class girl who rose from apprentice to designer and became the first woman Art Director in the Potteries. When in 1927 she had the chance to decorate left-over stock of old-fashioned ware, she thew away the rule book and launched her hugely popular Bizarre ware and her own frantic career. With the encouragement of her mentor Colley Shorter she established her own team of sixty paintresses at her studio and decorating shop at Newport Pottery, her ?Bizarre girls? who executed her zany designs. Her innovative Art Deco shapes found an enthusiastic market for the next ten years. Taking Tea with Clarice Cliff captures the mood of the Art Deco era and illustrates the style and range of Clarice Cliff?s work in china tea-services, providing a directory of designs and shapes. WAITING FOR NEW STOCK

Author: Leonard Griffin
Publisher: Pavillion
Extra Details: Pictorial Card Covers 7 x 7 inches tall. 120 Pages.Lavishly illustrated with Colour and B&W photos throughout.