Description: This exhibition highlights the nearly fifty-year career of ceramicist Edward Lycett (American, 1833-1910), creative director of the Faience Manufacturing Company from 1884 to 1890. The range of works illustrates Lycett's talent and adaptability to stylistic changes in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, as well as his vision for Faience, a company based in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, that earned acclaim for producing ornamental wares that introduced a new standard of excellence in American ceramics. These bold and eclectic pieces synthesized Japanese, Chinese, and Islamic influences characteristic of the Aesthetic movement and were sold in the United States' foremost art ware emporiums, including Tiffany & Company. Among the ceramics on view are 39 Faience pieces, including a number of large-scale vases. Also on view are Lycett's formula books, family photographs, and other ephemera; rare examples of ceramic works by his three sons; and other Brooklyn-made ceramics from the Museum's collection.

Venue Description: Open Wed., Fri.-Sun., 11am-6pm; Thurs., 11am-10pm; First Saturday of each month (except September), 5-11pm. $12; $8, students and seniors (62 & over). Children under 12, free.

Upcoming Events at Brooklyn Museum:

• Gravity and Grace: Monumental Works by El Anatsui - 02/08/13 - 08/04/13
  
• 'Workt by Hand': Hidden Labor and Historical Quilts - 03/15/13 - 09/15/13
  
• Kathe Kollwitz: Prints from the 'War' and 'Death' Portfolios - 03/15/13 - 11/10/13
  
• LaToya Ruby Frazier: A Haunted Capital - 03/22/13 - 08/11/13
  
• John Singer Sargent Watercolors - 04/05/13 - 07/28/13
  
• Raw/Cooked: Michael Ballou - 04/12/13 - 07/07/13
  
• Valerie Hegarty: Alternative Histories - 05/17/13 - 12/01/13
  
• Thursday Nights At The Museum - 06/20/13