{"id":1679,"date":"2018-04-24T03:05:26","date_gmt":"2018-04-24T03:05:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oldmilwaukee.net\/blog\/?p=1679"},"modified":"2018-04-24T03:05:26","modified_gmt":"2018-04-24T03:05:26","slug":"architectural-terra-cotta-of-milwaukee-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oldmilwaukee.net\/blog\/?p=1679","title":{"rendered":"Architectural Terra Cotta of Milwaukee County"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/oldmilwaukee.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/cover-image_2_orig.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-1680\" src=\"https:\/\/oldmilwaukee.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/cover-image_2_orig.jpg\" alt=\"cover-image_2_orig\" width=\"536\" height=\"670\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oldmilwaukee.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/cover-image_2_orig.jpg 640w, https:\/\/oldmilwaukee.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/cover-image_2_orig-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 536px) 100vw, 536px\" \/><\/a>Add this book release to your calendar at the end of May. Artist and architectural historian, Ben Tyjeski has put together this exhaustive catalog of the history of architectural terra-cotta in Milwaukee. The book is an amazing work showcasing examples of the art of ceramics used in local buildings over the last one hundred plus years.<\/p>\n<p>Book Release: *Architectural Terra Cotta of Milwaukee County* by Ben Tyjeski<br \/>\nThursday, May 31, 5-7pm<br \/>\nVar Gallery<br \/>\n643 S 2nd St, Milwaukee, WI 53204<\/p>\n<p>Architectural Terra Cotta of Milwaukee County is a well documented and researched survey of some 480 buildings that featured architectural terra cotta in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin.\u00a0 The nearly 200 detailed descriptions of buildings discuss ornamental motifs, trends in design, and the development of surfaces and glaze.\u00a0 In addition, this book covers the manufacturers and architects who were involved.\u00a0 It also deals with the significance terra cotta had in the trade of building materials, concerns with preservation, and perspectives on its use in contemporary designs. Accompanying the text are over 350 colored photographs to marvel.<\/p>\n<p>Book will be available to purchase for $59.95.<br \/>\nLimited quantity available.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Add this book release to your calendar at the end of May. Artist and architectural historian, Ben Tyjeski has put together this exhaustive catalog of the history of architectural terra-cotta in Milwaukee. The book is an amazing work showcasing examples of the art of ceramics used in local buildings over the last one hundred plus [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[59,232],"class_list":["post-1679","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-milwaukee-talk","tag-books","tag-tyjeski"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/oldmilwaukee.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1679","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/oldmilwaukee.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/oldmilwaukee.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oldmilwaukee.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oldmilwaukee.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1679"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/oldmilwaukee.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1679\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1681,"href":"https:\/\/oldmilwaukee.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1679\/revisions\/1681"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/oldmilwaukee.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1679"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oldmilwaukee.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1679"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oldmilwaukee.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1679"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}