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...
Object of the Week: Nun, by Robert Vickrey
Object of the Week: Nun, by Robert Vickrey Posted on: 2018-09-19 15:53:22 Share: Robert Vickrey (1926-2011) began his studies at Wesleyan University, and then transferred to Yale University, where he earned a bachelor of art’s...
Object of the Week: Richards Portrait of George Washington, by Gilbert Stuart
Object of the Week: Richards Portrait of George Washington, by Gilbert Stuart Posted on: 2018-09-12 14:59:52 Share: Gilbert Stuart (1755-1828), considered one of America’s most accomplished portraitists, painted over one thousand portraits over the course...
Object of the Week: For $109, by Edward Kienholz
Object of the Week: For $109, by Edward Kienholz Posted on: 2018-07-09 14:35:01 Share: Edward Kienholz (1927-1994) was an American installation artist, sculptor, and early pioneer of assemblage art. Born in Fairfield, Washington, Kienholz grew...
Object of the Week: Ceramic Tiles, made by Trent Tile Company
Object of the Week: Ceramic Tiles, made by Trent Tile Company Posted on: 2018-09-04 14:30:38 Share: Trent Tile Company was one of several tile manufacturers located in Trenton, New Jersey in the late nineteenth and...
Object of the Week: Mother and Child, by Charles Hawthorne
Object of the Week: Mother and Child, by Charles Hawthorne Posted on: 2018-08-28 12:03:22 Share: Charles Hawthorne (1872-1930) grew up in Richmond, Maine, and moved to New York City in 1890 at the age of...
Object of the Week: Rainy Day in New York, by George Luks
Object of the Week: Rainy Day in New York, by George Luks Posted on: 2018-08-06 09:10:59 Share: Born in Williamsport, Pennsylvania to German immigrant parents, George Luks (1867-1933) was exposed to art at an early...