Bonjour sweet Snap, It's so nice to learn good and interesting things with you.This Art Pottery is beautiful, thanks for all information! And I wish you lights and a peaceful weekend! Luna - WE LOVE LUNA hugs from mommy Léia
Beautiful pot. They have truly mastered that technique. Thanks for sharing it with us!
February 2, 2011 at 9:19 PM
The postcard today is another from Pomegranate and their Art, Architecture and Design books...American Art Pottery.
This postcard is also the cover art for the book.
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The back of the postcard reads:American Art PotteryVase, 1928Glazed white clayJonathan Browne Hunt (1876-1943), potterNewcomb Pottery, New Orleans, Louisiana (1895-1940)From the Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American ArtWinter Park, Florida"Art Pottery is the term applied to ceramics made primarily for decorative purposes. The American Art pottery movement flowered in the late 19th and early 20th centuries as an aspect of the international arts and crafts movement associated with the artist and designer William Morris. Respected in its own time for its quality and beauty, and now avidly sought by collectors, American Art Pottery is prized not only for its technical and artistic virtuosity, but also for it's historical association with with traditional values of craftsmanship, honest labor and the aesthetic enrichment of the daily lives of ordinary people."
"Newcomb Pottery is considered one of the most significant American art potteries of the first half of the 20th century. Influenced by the English Arts and Crafts movement, Newcomb pottery was exhibited around the world, sold in shops on both coasts, and written about in art journals throughout the United States and Europe. Newcomb potters (always men) and designers (always women and girls) were awarded eight medals at international exhibitions before 1916. ...
The students and graduates worked with designs evocative of the American South, inspired by Louisiana flora and crafted from local and regional clay. As the 20th century opened before them, some students moved towards developing more modern designs, yet still maintained the philosophy that no two pieces of pottery should be alike."
More information on Newcomb Pottery can be found here.
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Close this window Jump to comment formThe bowl is haunting - it give the inpression of distance, which makes the mind flip somewhat. I'd love to hold it in my hands...
January 28, 2011 at 5:22 AM
What beautiful pottery, and I love the postcard.
Happy Postcard Friendship Friday. I love this background, it makes me feel like I am flying away, looking out the airplane window into adventure.
Karen
January 28, 2011 at 5:55 AM
Bonjour sweet Snap,
It's so nice to learn good and interesting things with you.This Art Pottery is beautiful, thanks for all information!
And I wish you lights and a peaceful weekend!
Luna - WE LOVE LUNA
hugs from mommy Léia
January 28, 2011 at 7:38 AM
How lovely!
January 28, 2011 at 7:41 AM
I am a great fan of art pottery and this is an excellent example. I'm also glad to know about the book.
Happy, peaceful weekend.
January 28, 2011 at 9:28 AM
That's beautiful, Snap. Thanks for sharing the photo and the information.
January 28, 2011 at 10:34 AM
Beautiful pottery piece, Snap... I love that COLOR... GORGEOUS..
Hugs,
Betsy
January 28, 2011 at 10:50 AM
What a fantastic pot. thanks for stopping by my postcard blog
January 28, 2011 at 6:52 PM
That's a beautiful vase. I would love to have something like that if it weren't so expensive.
January 28, 2011 at 7:08 PM
Such a beautiful piece. The color is wonderful.
January 28, 2011 at 7:57 PM
Beautiful. I imagine they are very collectible?
Happy PFF, and thanks for sharing.
January 28, 2011 at 8:33 PM
What a beautiful pot! The dimensional look is amazing!
January 29, 2011 at 2:21 PM
Great postcard...I love the vase!
January 29, 2011 at 4:33 PM
A beautiful card of a beautiful pot. I hadn't realised Pomegranate produced such lovely cards.
As a side note, I had some difficulty trying to comment. For some reason the comment box would only open in a separate tab.
January 30, 2011 at 3:43 AM
Cool! Avatar-the-movie-like...
January 31, 2011 at 11:10 PM
Beautiful pot. They have truly mastered that technique. Thanks for sharing it with us!
February 2, 2011 at 9:19 PM