BIBFRAME Work

Title

Unearthed

Other Titles (e.g. Variant)

• 20th century ceramic art from Portugal
• Pedro Moura Carvalho Collection
• Twentieth-century ceramic art from Portugal

Type

• Text
• Monograph

Contribution

• Carvalho, Pedro de Moura (author )

Subject

• Pottery, Portuguese--20th century (LCSH)
• Carvalho, Pedro de Moura--Art collections (LCSH)
• Art pottery--Portugal--20th century (LCSH)

Language

• eng

Illustrative Content

• illustrations

Classification

• DDC: 738.094690904
• J537(552)
• LCC: NK4125 .C37 2021 (Assigner: dlc) (Status: uba)

Content

• text
• still image

Supplementary content

• bibliography
• index

Summary

In a country known for its lively azulejos (tiles) and clay crafts, local studio pottery in Portugal has remained practically unknown, yet throughout the last century, a considerable number of potters and visual artists from Portugal as well as Germany, Hungary, and Mozambique, among other countries have created an original corpus of work. Based on what is probably the most comprehensive collection of local ceramic art, this publication discusses with greater detail thirty potters' work and is illustrated with over 200 ceramics. It covers the entire twentieth century, but gives particular emphasis to the 1950s and 1960s, when there was a boom in interest for the discipline and when both state and private patrons commissioned significant artworks. This is the first seminal study of such an eclectic production, aiming to become a standard reference for the general public, collectors, and museum curators.

Authorized Access Point

Carvalho, Pedro de Moura. Unearthed

Geographic Coverage

• Portugal

Admin Metadata

• Date: 2026-09-11T20:12:00.174126+00:00
• Agent: cbc
• Status: c
• Derived from: 22511720

Admin Metadata

• Date: 2026-09-11
• Cataloger id: Unknown
• Description level: http://id.loc.gov/ontologies/bibframe-2-6-0/
• Description language: eng
• Description authentication: pcc