Background
Hess, Catherine Mary was born on March 27, 1957 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Daughter of Harry Joseph and Myrtle (Klein) Hess.
(What is maiolica? What is the difference between hard-pas...)
What is maiolica? What is the difference between hard-paste and soft-paste porcelain. What is a piatto da pompa? This book offers definitions of these and other terms related to the techniques, processes, and materials used in the making of ceramics in Europe from the Middle Ages throughout the beginning of the twentieth century. Concise and readable explanations of the technical terms most frequently encountered by the museum-goer, accompanied by numerous illustrations of works from the collections of the J. Paul Getty Museum and the British Museum, are presented in an easily portable volume. The fourth in a series of "Looking at" books co-published with the British Museum Press, this guide will be invaluable to all those wishing to increase their understanding and enjoyment of ceramics.
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This beautifully illustrated volume presents sixty-eight objects from one of the world's finest collections of post-classical glass--including such marvels as glass imitating rock-crystal and other semi-precious stones, glass formed into large and intricate shapes, and glass decorated with engraving, enameling, gilding, and carving. Each object is painstakingly described and a series of essays provide a wealth of background information.
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Hess, Catherine Mary was born on March 27, 1957 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Daughter of Harry Joseph and Myrtle (Klein) Hess.
Bachelor, University of California at Los Angeles, 1979. Master of Arts cum laude, University of California at Los Angeles, 1983.
Curatorial assistant, Jean Paul Getty Museum, Malibu, California, 1984-1986; assistant curator, Jean Paul Getty Museum, Malibu, California, 1987-1990; associate curator, Jean Paul Getty Museum, Malibu, California, since 1991. Guest lecturer Los Angeles County Museum Art, 1987, 90, 94, California State University, Long Beach, 1990, George R. Gardiner Museum, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1988, 89, Pescara, Italy, 1989, San Diego Museum Art, 1994, St. Louis Art Museum,1994.
(This beautifully illustrated volume presents sixty-eight ...)
(What is maiolica? What is the difference between hard-pas...)
Married Laurence Bradley Frank, December 31, 1988. 1 child, Julian Guthrie.