Bibliography

Publication Spotlight
Published by David Kordansky Gallery, 2024.
Monographs and Solo Exhibition Catalogues
Sherlock, Amy. Betty Woodman: Conversations on the Shore, Works from the 1990s. New York: David Kordansky Gallery, 2024.
Berlind, Robert. Betty Woodman: Between Sculpture and Painting. Fort Dodge: Blanden Memorial Art Museum, 1999.
Betty Woodman: A Visit to Rome. Florence: Galleria Alessandro Bagnai, 2009.
Danto, Arthur C. Betty Woodman. Amsterdam: Stedelijk Museum, 1996.
DeBellis, Vincenzo, ed., et al. Betty Woodman: Theatre of the Domestic. Milan: Mousse Publishing, 2016.
Drake, Cathryn, et al. Betty Woodman: Teatros. Théâtres. Theaters. Milano: Skira Editore, 2005.
Guichon, Françoise. Betty Woodman: Glass. Marseille: CIRVA, 1996.
Harris, James R. Betty Woodman. St. Louis: The Greenberg Gallery, May 1987.
Koplos, Janet, Arthur C. Danto, and Barry Schwabsky. Betty Woodman. New York: The Monacelli Press, 2006.
Panicelli, Ida, et al. Betty Woodman. Brescia: Galleria Massimo Minini, 2009.
Perrone, Jeff. The Ceramics of Betty Woodman. Reading: Freedman Gallery, Albright College, 1985-86.
Princenthal, Nancy. Betty Woodman. Sedalia: Daum Musuem of Contemporary Art, 2002.
Schwabsky, Barry. Betty Woodman. New York: Salon 94 and Skira, 2011.
Sims, Patterson. Betty Woodman: In the Garden. Short Hills: Greenwood Gardens Publications, 2016.
Staal, Gert, Janet Koplos and Peter Schjedahl. Opera Selecta: Betty Woodman. ‘s-Hertogenbosch: Het Kruithuis Museum, 1990.
Taragin, Davira S. Betty Woodman. Birmingham: David Klein Gallery, 2012.
Other Books and Catalogues
Betty Woodman – L’Allegra Vitalità delle Porcellane. Florence, Italy: Palazzo Pitti, Museo delle Porcellane, 2009.
Ceramica Viva. Milan: Hoepli, Ulrico, S.p.A, 1979.
The Mad Potter of Biloxi: The Art and Life of George Ohr. New York: Abbeville Press, 1989.
Shards: Garth Clark on Ceramic Art. New York: D.A.P. and Ceramic Arts Foundation, 2003.
American Potters Today. London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 1986.
A Century of Ceramics in the United States, 1878-1978. New York: E.P. Dutton, 1979.
Art for Everyday: The New Craft Movement. New York: Clarkson Potter, 1990.
History of American Ceramics: The Studio Potter. Dubuque: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co., 1978.
The New Ceramics: Trends and Traditions. New York: Thames and Hudson, 1986.
Traité de La Porcelain de Sèvres. Dijon: Editions Faton, 2003.
Slipware: Contemporary Approaches. London: A + C Black and Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1999.
Understanding Art. Boston: Wadsworth, Cengage Learning, 2010.
Clay Talks: Reflections by American Master Ceramists. Minneapolis: Northern Clay Center, 2004.
Pattern, Crime & Decoration. Paris: Les Presses Du Reel, 2020.
Tradition and Change: The New American Craftsmen. New York: E.P. Dutton, 1977.
5x7: Seven Ceramic Artists Each Acknowledge Five Sources of Inspiration. Alfred: New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, 1993.
The Abstract Vessel: Ceramics in Studio. London: Bellew Publishing, 1991.
Ornamentalism: The New Decorativeness in Architecture and Design. New York: Clarkson Potter, 1982.
Western Artists and India: Creative Inspirations in Art and Design. Mumbai: The Shoestring Publisher, 2013.
Somewhere Between Naples and Denver. Denver: Denver Art Museum, 1988.
Studio Porcelain. London: Chilton, 1980.
Color and Fire: Defining Moments in Studio Ceramics, 1950-2000. New York: Rizzoli, 2000.
Clay Today: Contemporary Ceramists and Their Work. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1990.
American Art & Philanthropy: Twenty Years of Collecting at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Houston: The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2010.
Modern Design in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1980—1990. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Harry N. Abrams, 1990.
World Famous Ceramic Artists’ Studios. Hebei: Hebei Fine Arts Publishing House, 2004.
Nelle Ceramiche C’è Tutto. La Loggia: Centro d’Arte La Loggia, 2000.
A Potter’s Guide to Raw Glazing and Oil Firing. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1980.
Decorative Arts and Design. The Monteal Museum of Fine Arts' Collection. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 2012.
American Ceramics: Everson Museum of Art. New York: Rizzoli International, 1989.
Destination Art: 500 Artworks Worth the Trip. London: Phaidon, 2018.
Crafting a Legacy: Contemporary American Crafts in the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Philadelphia: Philadelphia Museum of Art and New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 2002.
Couples Discourse. University Park: Palmer Museum of Art: Pennsylvania State University Press, 2006.
A Decade of Pattern: Prints, Pieces and Prototypes from the Fabric Workshop. Philadelphia: The Fabric Workshop, 1988.
An Industrious Art: Innovation in Pattern and Print at The Fabric Workshop. New York: W.W. Norton and Company, Inc., 1991.
Salt-Glazed Ceramics. New York: Watson-Guptill Publications, 1977.
Raku. New York: Watson-Guptill Publications, 1975.
Women and Ceramics: Gendered Vessels. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2000.
Low Fire Ceramics. New York: Watson-Guptill Publications, 1982.
Women’s Work. Tarrytown: Lyndhurst, 2022.
Arts décoratifs et design. La collection du Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal. Paris: Éditions de La Martiniere, 2012.
Miller-Keller, Andrea. Betty Woodman / MATRIX 119. Hartford: Wadsworth Atheneum, 1992.
American Ceramics 1876—Present. New York: Abbeville Press, 1988.
American Potters: The Work of Twenty Modern Masters. New York: Watson-Guptill Publications, 1981.
Essays and Reviews
“Pattern Recognition: In the 1970s and ‘80s a bold group of American artists embraced vibrant color, ornament, and craft.” Art in America, Sep. 2019.
"Betty Woodman at the Metropolitan Museum of Art." American Ceramics 14.2 (2003).
“Betty Woodman: More is More.” La Revue de la Céramique ed du Verre 149 (July-Aug. 2006): 30-38.
Porcelain: Traditions and New Visions. New York: Watson-Guptill Publications, 1981. “Engine of Delight.” Keramik Magazin November/December 1997.
“The AI Interview: Betty Woodman.” Art Info, 3 May 2006.
“Betty Woodman: New York/Florence.” Purple Magazine, Fall/Winter 2017: 410-417.
“Comic Strip Gaze, Cosmic Ship Grays, Ceramic Slip Glaze: From Henri Matisse to Betty Woodman.” Mousse, Feb. 2015.
“Betty Woodman at Max Protetch and the Musée des Arts Decoratifs.” Art in America, Dec. 1994: 110.
“Reveling in the Joy of Clay.” The Star-Ledger, 20 Dec. 2002.
“One Good Urn Deserves Another.” ARTNews, May 2006.
“Betty Woodman.” The New York Times, 22 Apr. 1988: C33.
“Betty Woodman: Museo Marino Marini.” Flash Art Italia Online, 15 Oct. 2015.
“Glaze and Haze: Mastering Clay Pots and Rooftop Smoke.” Newsday, 28 Apr. 2006: B21.
“Clay Molds.” Vogue Italia, Aug. 2013.
“Betty Woodman.” Sculpture, Jan./Feb. 2007.
“Betty Woodman: Le Felici Trasgressioni della Ceramica.” Artigianato, Apr.-Jun. 2007.
“Betty Woodman.” Ceramica 104 (2007).
“Met Exhibit Honors Artist’s Feats of Clay.” Rocky Mountain News, 22 Apr. 2006: 1D, 6D.
“Betty Woodman regina della ceramica.” La Nazione, 24 May 2008: XI.
“Betty Woodman.” American Ceramics 3.4 (Fall 1985): 68–69.
“Prints of 2006 From New York Printshops.” The New York Sun, 25 Jan. 2007.
“Ceramicist Betty Woodman Sets the Table for Two Collectors.” House & Garden, Sep. 2003.
“La Manufacture de Sèvres, De Vincennes à Woodman: histoire d’un clin d’œil.” La Revue de la Céramique et du Verre 150 (Sep./Oct. 2006): 20-27.
“Sessualità, banalità, identità.” Tema celeste/arte contemporanea, Jan./Feb. 2000: 70–71.
“Ceramics of Betty Woodman.” Craft Horizon 38.1 (Feb. 1978): 28–31.
“The View Through Betty Woodman’s Window.” The Globe and Mail, 25 Mar. 2011.
“Form and Fantasy.” Ceramic Review 223 (Jan./Feb. 2007): 30-35.
“Woodman’s Decorative Impulse.” Art in America, Nov. 2006: 102-109.
“Baroque Splendor.” Ceramic News (May/June 2000): 34–37.
“Ceramist Creates Joyful Clay, Paper Worlds Betty Woodman’s Art Invites Exploration.” CSA Journal 27 (June 2005).
"Betty Woodman." The New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2022.
“Korean Paintings Are Inspiration for Betty Woodman’s Ceramic Art.” The Montclair Times, 23 Jan. 2003: B1.
“New York Reviews.” ARTnews, Mar. 1982: 214.
“When Artists Take on Museums.” The Wall Street Journal, 13 Mar. 2012: D6.
“Betty Woodman.” New York Post, 5 May 2006: 48.
“What’s Clay Got to Do with It: Criticism and the Ceramic Arts.” Studio Potter 24.1 (Dec. 1995): 1–12.
“Review.” The New York Times, 20 Jan. 1984: C1.
“The Humble Vase Shows Its Colors and Its Versatility.” The New York Times, 28 Apr. 2006: E33, E36.
“Guilty as Charged.” Transcript from Art Talks on KCRW 89.9, 6 June 2006.
“Good Cheer in Dainty Porcelain.” The New York Times, 23 Mar. 1989: C1.
“The Vessel is Like a Pot.” American Ceramics 3.4 (Fall 1985): 38–41.
“Los Angeles, Betty Woodman, David Kordansky Gallery.” Artforum Reviews Apr. 2015: 256-257.
“Portrait of the Artist.” Artsreview (1987): 40.
“De aarzelende vazen Betty Woodman.” Beelding 7 (Sep. 1990): 9.
“From Function to Form.” Art in America, Nov. 1990: 166–71.
“Betty Woodman and George Woodman showcase works at Charleston Gallery.” STIR, 26 Mar. 2023.
“A New Look at a Groundbreaking Ceramics Artist.” The New York Times, 22 Oct. 2022.
“Review.” The Village Voice, 8 Feb. 1983: 58.
“Visual Arts / Betty Woodman.” Boulder Daily Camera, Feb. 1988: 15.
“Yes, They’re Clay, But Don’t Dare Call Them Ceramics.” The New York Times, 23 Apr. 2006: AR31.
“Betty Woodman: Stedelijk Museum.” Flash Art, Mar./Apr. 1997: 128.
“Met Exhibit Glazes Artist’s Career.” The Denver Post, 11 June 2006: 1F, 5F.
“The Wondrously Defiant Art of Contemporary Ceramics.” Hyperallergic, 5 Jan. 2023.
“Review–Student Union Gallery, Colorado State University, Fort Collins.” Craft Horizons, Aug. 1971: 44.
“Museum Show Embraces as Art Ceramic Work Once Called ‘Craft’.” The Hartford Journal, 28 May 1992: A8, A12.
“An Interior Exchange: Cynthia Carlson and Betty Woodman in Collaboration.” Arts Magazine, May 1982: 134–35.
“Report from Santa Monica II: Tracking Patterns.” Art in America, Feb. 2004: 77–81.
“History Inspires Superb Potter.” Detroit Free Press, 22 July 1986: 3F.
“Review, Betty Woodman at David Kordansky Gallery.” The Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2015.
“Jersey Footlights: Do Touch This Art.” The New York Times, 24 Nov. 2002: 14NJ14.
“Betty Woodman.” American Ceramics 14.1 (Winter 2001): 54.
“Seeing the Pattern.” Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2003: E46.
“Betty Woodman: Salon 94.” Artforum, Summer 2011: 405.
“Betty and George Woodman, platter artists.” Financial Times, 26 Feb. 2023.
“Usable Art.” Portfolio (July/Aug. 1981): 60–63.
“Betty Woodman: The Joys of Negative Space.” Review, 15 Jan. 1997.
“Let Them Eat Cake.” The Village Voice, 5 Feb. 1985: 88, 93.
“Rites of Passage.” Ceramic Review, May/June 2000.
“At the Met: Betty Woodman.” American Craft (Oct./Nov. 2006): 44-47.
“Putty in Her Hands.” The Hartford Advocate, 18 June 1992: 23.
“Betty Woodman at Max Protetch.” Art in America, Nov. 2001: 153–54.
“Shaping the Future of Craft.” 2006 National Leadership Council, American Craft Council.
“Ceramics from New York.” Tile Fashion, March 2004.
“Clay; vessels and figures at Katonah.” The New York Times, 29 August 1982.
“Breaking the Mold.” Gourmet, Jan. 2007.
“Betty Woodman.” Artforum, May 2006.
“Critics Picks: Vessels.” Artforum, June 2013.
“Vases in Flower,” The Village Voice, 10 Dec. 1991.
“Decoration Myths: Betty Woodman’s Ceramics.” The New Yorker, 15 May 2006: 89-90.
“Review.” American Craft (Apr./May 2000): 65–67.
“Feel More.” Frieze, Mar. 2016: 124-129.
“Pattern and Place.” Metropolis, Oct. 1984: 17–19, 26.
“A Kind of Wonderful Aesthetic Continuum.” Ceramics Magazine, Aug./Sep. 2006: 30-35.
“Review.” The New York Times, 14 Nov. 1986: C28.
“Art: ‘Interpretive link,’ view of pivotal moment.” The New York Times, 14 November 1986.
“Sculpture in the City, From Blankets to Bronze.” The New York Times, 20 Apr. 1990.
"Betty & George Woodman: domestic ceramic from Italy to Charleston." Recessed Space, 5 May 2023.
“Reviews: New York, Betty Woodman.” Artnews, May 2008: 147.
“Betty Woodman: Fuciones y Ficciones.” Revista Internacional Ceramica 99 (2005): 79-80.
“Oggetti Utile per la Casa.” Cucina Italiana (Mar. 1978): 27.
“Vessels: The Human Connection.” Artweek (19 Apr. 1986): 3.
“Betty, Charlie, Francesca, and George.” Time Out Boston, 6 Dec. 2010.
“The Painted Garden: An Interview with Betty Woodman.” Studio Potter 27.1 (Dec. 1998): 44–65.
“Ceramist’s Odyssey of Clay: Italy.” Craft Horizons, May 1980: 18–19.
“Teapot Construction.” Ceramics Monthly, Mar. 1969: 12–15.
“Young at Art.” W, May 2015: 77-79.
“Engine of Delight.” Keramik Magazin, Nov./Dec. 1997: 22-24.
“From the Pedestal to the Wall: Works on Paper by Betty Woodman.” American Ceramics 11.4 (Fall 1994): 40–43.
“Revelations in Clay.” House & Garden, Sep. 1996.
“Review.” The New York Times, 17 Jan. 1997: C27.
“Pick of the Week.” The Village Voice, 2 Dec. 1986: 64.
“The Pattern with Exchange.” SoHo Weekly News, 9 Mar. 1982: 52.
“Fear of Clay.” Artforum No. 8 Apr. 1982: 70–71.
“Betty Woodman: The Joys of Negative Space.” Review (15 Jan. 1997): 26.
“Betty Woodman Pushes the Envelope.” New York Arts 5.1 (Jan. 2000).
“An American Picasso.” John Perreault’s Art Diary (27 Apr. 2006).
“Betty Woodman: Useful Fictions.” kerameiki techni: International Ceramic Art Review (Apr. 2002): 31–36.
“Betty Woodman–New York.” Ceramics Monthly (Nov. 1980): 40–43.
“Betty Woodman.” Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin (Spring 1989): 109.
Ceramics: Art and Perception 2 (1990): 74–75.
“From Betty Woodman’s Ceramics to a Robert Rauschenberg Fabric Collage, Rarely Seen Collection Works Revealed in the Whitney’s Making Knowing: Craft in Art.” Artfix Daily, 18 Nov. 2019.
“In Search of the Cutting Edge.” Studio Potter 12.2 (June 1984): 1–20.
“Inspiration from Past Times and Distant Places.” The New York Times, 18 Oct. 1998: 14NJ15.
“The Italian Experience.” Studio Potter 11.2 (June 1983): 10–12.
“Keramicos.” International Ceramics Magazine, Feb. 1991: 63.
“Readings on Color.” Studio Potter 35.6 (Dec. 2006): 62-65, 94.
“Review.” American Ceramics 1.1 (Winter 1982): 53.
“Review: ‘Midtown’: That Chair’s Charming, but Can I Sit in It?” The New York Times, 25 May 2017.
“Review.” The New York Times, 4 Feb. 2000: E33.
“Review.” The New York Times, 20 Apr. 1990: C28.
“Review.” The New York Times, 7 Apr. 1989: C21.
“Role of the Potter.” Studio Potter 2.2 (Dec. 1976): 8–12.
“Salt Glaze: Twenty Approaches to the Technique.” Craft Horizons, Apr. 1972: 29.
“Twelve Colorado Potter.” Studio Potter 4.1 (Dec. 1979): 13–27.
“Acquisitions, July 1, 2007-June 30, 2008.” Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin, 2008: 170.
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