THE PRINT ROOM

摘要

Nearly every collection of ceramics - whether historic or contemporary - contains examples of transfer-printed ware. This ubiquitous mode of decoration is so familiar that few people give it a second thought. It just seems obvious to most that ceramic bodies would become yet another surface to decorate with a printed image. But, when and how did that happen? And why? The Haggerty Museum of Art at Marquette University recently invited the Chipstone Foundation to take part in a collaborative project of four exhibitions that addressed the themes of consumerism, consumption, and overconsumption.