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Hold That Tile: The Art, Life, and Loves of Carol Janeway Are Finally Reprised in a Biography and Catalog Like Few Others

It’s the full scoop on a ceramicist who startled Manhattan culture in the 1940s and pioneered the modern art of decorative ceramic tiles, jewelry, furniture — and custom doorknobs for Marilyn Monroe.

Philadelphia Museum of Art. Purchase with funds contributed by Donor's Trust, 2015, 2015-66-5.
Maya Deren, 'Carol Janeway,' 1943, silver gelatin print. Philadelphia Museum of Art. Purchase with funds contributed by Donor's Trust, 2015, 2015-66-5.
DAVID HIROSHI JAGER
DAVID HIROSHI JAGER

‘The Art of Carol Janeway’ 
By Victoria Jenssen 
Friesen Press, 468 pages.

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DAVID HIROSHI JAGER
DAVID HIROSHI JAGER

Mr. Jager is an arts and culture writer. He received his doctorate in philosophy from the University of Toronto. He also writes screenplays and rock musicals.

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