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Thomas Commeraw, African-American Potter
For years, historians assumed that Thomas Commeraw, a prolific potter in Manhattan in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, was just another of the talented craftsmen with European roots who prospered in the New World, just like his contemporaries at the Crolius and Remmey potteries, but based on the research of Brandt Zipp, auctioneer at Crocker Farm and a respected stoneware historian, Commeraw was actually a free African-American. From [...] Click here to continue reading.
Seaman Schepps – American Jewelry Designer
Seaman Schepps was born in 1881, the son of an immigrant who grew up in the tenements on the lower east side of New York City. By the time he was twenty-three he had moved to California, opening a jewelry shop in Los Angeles. Years later Schepps returned to New York and opened a jewelry salon on Madison Avenue. It was during the 30s and 40s that Schepps [...] Click here to continue reading.
Biggin Definition
According to the Getty Museum Art & Architecture Thesaurus biggins are vessels or coffee pots (vessels for serving drinks), having separate containers, often in the form of a muslin bag, in which the coffee is immersed while being boiled and usually a stand with a heating device for keeping the coffee warm.May 2012.
Asahel Lynde Powers (1813-1843)
Asahel Powers was born on February 28, 1813, in Springfield, Vermont, and began his career as a portrait artist by the time he turned 18. His early works were done on wood panels, later changing to canvas as he traveled farther west. In his early works he used heavy gray shadowing, strong outlines, and boldly painted clothing with detailed accessories. He left New York some time after 1841 to join [...] Click here to continue reading.
Blakeslee Barnes (American, 1781 to 1823)
Tinsmith Blakeslee Barnes was born in 1781 at Wallingford, Connecticut and died in 1823 at Berlin, Connecticut. He worked in Berlin, Connecticut from 1800 to 1806. In 1807 he moved to Philadelphia and was listed as a partner with Thomas Danforth. Pewter scholars believe that Barnes was a merchant selling pewter made for him by others. He continued to be active in Philadelphia from 1810 to 1817.
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Bilbao collection
Inspired by the Guggenheim Museum in Bliboa, Spain, the Bilbao collection was introduced by Vladimir Kagan in 1999.
Samuel Hamlin (1746 to 1801)
Hamlin, originally from Middlesex, Connecticut apprenticed as a pewterer to Thomas Danforth in Hartford, Connecticut in 1760, following which he moved to Providence and operated a shop on Long Warf from 1771 until 1774. From that date he partnered with Gershon Jones, another noted Rhode Island pewterer, until 1781 when a lawsuit ended their association.
Hamlin was a member of a small but influential band of craftsmen who worked [...] Click here to continue reading.
Robert Remsen Vickrey (American, 1926 to 2011)
Robert Vickrey studied with Kenneth Hays Miller and Reginald Marsh at the Art Students League before receiving his BFA at the Yale Art School in 1950. He gained early recognition with nine invitations to the Whitney Annual exhibitions, along with numerous national gold medals and awards. Often compared to Andrew Wyeth for his haunting effects, Vickrey is notable for his innovative tempera methods.
Vickrey is represented in [...] Click here to continue reading.
The Story of Majolica Pottery
During the second quarter of the 19th century, there was an explosion of interest in matters botanical and horticultural in Europe. The discovery of the process of plant reproduction by the botanist Robert Brown inspired English gardeners to construct greenhouses and fill them with a wonderful array of rare specimens. Minton & Company, one of Britain’s leading ceramic factories, created majolica urns, cachepots, garden seats and other fantasy pieces [...] Click here to continue reading.
Ernest Lawson (American, 1873 to 1939)
In 1890 Lawson began his studies at the Art Students League under John Henry Twachtman. Lawson developed his impressionist style while studying under Twachtman and J. Alden Weir at their school in Cos Cob, Connecticut. He became devoted to landscape painting, and this interest remained unchanged throughout his professional life. In 1893, he traveled to France, where he studied in Paris at the Academie Julian under Jean-Paul Laurens [...] Click here to continue reading.
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