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Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
1. BMAWED_161109_05.JPG: Wedgwood in the 19th and 20th Centuries The Wedgwood ceramics manufactory is one of the oldest potteries functioning today. Much attention has been given the history of the company during the eighteenth century. Indeed, the eighteenth century is considered by most to have been the heyday of factory production. However, the years following the death of Josiah Wedgwood and continuing through the early twentieth century were surprisingly innovative as the company sought to maintain or regain its status as the premiere English pottery manufacturer. During this period there was a renewed interest in the design and decoration of decorative arts objects in response to the declining quality of mass-produced wares. In ceramics this was manifested in an enthusiasm for all types of ornamental objects that appealed to the "artistic" taste of the day as defined by one or more of the prevailing art movements: Arts and Crafts, Aesthetic Movement, and Art Nouveau. As the factory responded to new market forces, it introduced hand-painted bone china, expanded its range of majolica and Parian, and found new designs and decoration for its traditional ceramic bodies -- creamware, black basalt, and jasperware. The spirit of innovation continued through the early twentieth century as a variety of professional artists were engaged by the company to produce new and creative designs. The production of tableware flourished, and Wedgwood was able to successfully balance its traditional styles with the popular desire for modern forms. Despite a period of decline during the early part of the nineteenth century, by the early twentieth century the factory was once again a leading producer of pottery.
2. BMAWED_161109_71.JPG: Figure, "Britannia Triumphant" 1798-1802
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Wikipedia Description: Birmingham Museum of Art
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Founded in 1951, the Birmingham Museum of Art in Birmingham, Alabama, today has one of the finest collections in the Southeastern United States, with more than 24,000 paintings, sculptures, prints, drawings, and decorative arts representing a numerous diverse cultures, including Asian, European, American, African, Pre-Columbian, and Native American. Among other highlights, the Museum’s collection of Asian art is considered the finest and most comprehensive in the Southeast, and its Vietnamese ceramics one of the finest in the U.S. The Museum also is home to a remarkable Kress Collection of Renaissance and Baroque paintings, sculpture, and decorative arts from the late 13th century to c.1750, and the 18th-century European decorative arts include superior examples of English ceramics and French furniture.

The Birmingham Museum of Art is owned by the City of Birmingham and encompasses 3.9 acres (16,000 m2) in the heart of the city’s cultural district. Erected in 1959, the present building was designed by architects Warren, Knight and Davis, and a major renovation and expansion by Edward Larrabee Barnes of New York was completed in 1993. The facility encompasses 180,000 square feet (17,000 m2), including an outdoor sculpture garden.
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