The Douglas Dawson Gallery, a Chicago-based gallery specializing in ancient and historical non-Western art, is set to open a new exhibition of African ceramics on Thursday, 24 April 2009. This will be the gallery’s fourth major exhibition on the subject.
While much research remains to be done, African ceramics have been getting more attention of late and have emerged as a new and dynamic area of collecting. Ceramics offer an alternative to the new collector as better-known African tribal artifacts, such wood sculptures and figurines, have become increasingly rare and expensive.
The gallery has already contributed significant scholarship to the under-researched field and has produced another catalog for the forthcoming show.
In addition to the show’s opening and the production of the catalog, the gallery has invited William Itter, long time African ceramics collector and Professor Emeritus of Fine Arts at Indiana University, to speak. Professor Itter has built one of the most comprehensive collections of African ceramics in the world and is an expert in the field. The talk will be held Tuesday 12 May at 6.30pm at the gallery.
Dori Rootenberg
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