Object of the Week: Jar by Kim Ellington
Object of the Week: Jar by Kim Ellington Posted on: 2019-02-11 15:50:20 Share: Kim Ellington (b. 1954) lives and works in Vale, North Carolina and is known for his use of local clays, ash glazes,...
Object of the Week: Vase by Niloak Pottery Company
Object of the Week: Vase by Niloak Pottery Company Posted on: 2019-02-04 09:35:26 Share: The Eagle Pottery Company of Benton, Arkansas produced Niloak Pottery in the first few decades of the twentieth century. Eagle Pottery...
Object of the Week: The Cow with the Silver Horns by William Swallow
Object of the Week: The Cow with the Silver Horns by William Swallow Posted on: 2019-01-25 14:32:09 Share: In 1946, William Swallow won several prizes at the 11th Ceramic National at the Syracuse Museum of...
Object of the Week: Handled Vase by Fulper Pottery Company
Object of the Week: Handled Vase by Fulper Pottery Company Posted on: 2019-01-23 15:47:50 Share: Fulper Pottery Company grew out of Hill Pottery, which was founded in 1814 in Flemington, New Jersey. Hill Pottery used...
Object of the Week: Tiles by the Mueller Mosaic Company
Object of the Week: Tiles by the Mueller Mosaic Company Posted on: 2018-12-11 15:34:21 Share: The Mueller Mosaic Company was one of several tile manufacturers located in Trenton, New Jersey in the early twentieth century....
Object of the Week: Magician’s Case, by David Benge
Object of the Week: Magician’s Case, by David Benge Posted on: 2018-12-04 16:04:06 Share: David Benge (1936-2002) was an American ceramic artist from Los Angeles, California. He began his career in ceramics in 1965, training...
Object of the Week: Cat, by Carl Walters
Object of the Week: Cat, by Carl Walters Posted on: 2018-11-20 13:10:11 Share: Carl Walters (1883-1955), a seminal figure in American sculptural ceramics, begun his career as a painter. He first studied at the Minneapolis...
Object of the Week: Stoneware Pot, by Jerry Rothman
Object of the Week: Stoneware Pot, by Jerry Rothman Posted on: 2018-11-12 09:39:52 Share: Jerry Rothman (1933-2014) began exploring ceramics while studying industrial design at Los Angeles City College and the Los Angeles-based Art Center...
Object of the Week: Everson Museum, by Horace Clark
Object of the Week: Everson Museum, by Horace Clark Posted on: 2018-11-05 12:20:46 Share: Horace Clark (1911-1995) studied art around the country, at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, the Designers Art School in Boston,...
Object of the Week: Self-Sufficient, by Lois Hennessey
Object of the Week: Self-Sufficient, by Lois Hennessey Posted on: 2018-10-22 16:22:06 Share: Lois Hennessey (b. 1936) is a Baltimore-based artist and professor, known for whimsically anthropomorphizing animals in sculpture and illustration. At the Maryland...
Object of the Week: Large Storage Jar, by David MacDonald
Object of the Week: Large Storage Jar, by David MacDonald Posted on: 2018-10-31 10:56:53 Share: Born in Hackensack, New Jersey, David MacDonald (b. 1945) first experimented with ceramics in the late 1960s at the Hampton...
Object of the Week: The Peaceable Kingdom, by Edward Hicks
Object of the Week: The Peaceable Kingdom, by Edward Hicks Posted on: 2018-09-26 11:38:29 Share: Originally trained as a coach painter, Quaker minister Edward Hicks is best remembered for his iconic series of Peaceable Kingdom...