William Underhill

Casting a Legacy

Wayne Higby (Alfred Ceramic Art Museum)

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English

Arnoldsche
01 January 2024

History of art & design styles: from c 1900 -; Sculpture; Individual artists, art monographs

William Underhill (19332022) was one of the greatest proponents of the American Arts and Crafts movement. He combined techniques from ceramics and metallurgy to create impressive metal sculptures with a unique formal idiom.

Underhill's works range from geometric vessel forms to abstract floral, freehand sculptures. He understood like no other how to leave his own mark in the metal

often in the truest sense of the word. In doing so he created surfaces never before seen in metal art, surfaces that are shown here in copious details.

Drawn from the artist's extensive estate and exhibited in the Alfred Ceramic Art Museum, the large retrospective of Underhill's work was developed by editor Wayne Higby and photographer Brian Oglesbee. Having bought back his own works during his lifetime, Underhill allowed this significant treasure trove of unique sculptures to now be presented in the publication Casting a Legacy.

The mark of a unique artist!

Edited by: Wayne Higby (Alfred Ceramic Art Museum)
Imprint: Arnoldsche
Country of Publication: Germany
Dimensions: Height: 300mm, Width: 240mm,
Weight: 1.182kg
ISBN: 9783897906907
ISBN 10: 3897906902
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 01 January 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

William Underhill studied with the legendary ceramic artist Peter Voulkos and worked with the celebrated architect Buckminster Fuller at the University of California at Berkeley, School of Architecture. From 1969 until 1997 he taught at Alfred University, New York.