Majolica Mania

An exhibition that will create new awareness and appreciation for nineteenth-century English and American majolica.

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date and location: September 24, 2021 - January 22 2022, Bard Graduate Center Gallery, NYC

Colorful, wildly imaginative, and technically innovative, nineteenth-century English and American majolica was functional and aesthetic, modern and historicizing. Its subject matter reflects a range of Victorian preoccupations, from botany and zoology to popular humor and the macabre. The exhibition will explore the considerable impact of majolica, from wares used in domestic conservatories and dining rooms to monumental pieces displayed at world’s fairs.


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