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Charles Henry White (1878-1918) The following is from George Mills, Hamilton, Ontario, whose wife is a relative of the artist: Charles Henry White was born at Hamilton, Ontario, in 1878, and was educated partly in Europe and partly in the United States. He studied for a time at the Art Student League in New York City, working at illustrations and especially pen drawing. It was Joseph Pennell, the prominent American etcher, whom Mr. [...] Click here to continue reading. Jon Whitcomb (1906-1988) Jon Whitcomb has made his name synonymous with pictures of young love and glamorous, beautiful young women. During World War II, a series of illustrations for advertisements he created on the theme, “Back Home for Keeps,” became a pin-up fad for women deprived of their husbands or sweethearts. Jon was born in Weatherford, Oklahoma, and reared in Manitowic, Wisconsin. He attended Ohio Wessleyan University and was graduated from Ohio State University [...] Click here to continue reading. Clifton A. Wheeler (1883-1953) Clifton Wheeler was born in Hadley, Indiana, and studied under William Forsyth, William Merritt Chase, Robert Henri, and Kenneth Hayes Miller. While in New York, some of his classmates were George Bellows, Rockwell Kent, and Edward Hopper. After studying some in Italy and France, he married fellow artist Hilah Drake, and the couple settled in Irvington, Indiana. Wheeler taught at the Herron Art Institute and Butler University. He was a [...] Click here to continue reading. Bessie Hoover Wessel (1889-1973) Bessie Wessel was an Indiana-born artist who received her early education through the Cincinnati Art Academy among figures such as Frank Duveneck, Lewis Henry Meakin and Herman Wessel. She later taught at the same institution and was strongly represented in the city. She married her former teacher, Herman Wessel, and the two traveled abroad in summers and worked in Cincinnati for the remainder of their lives. Following the death of [...] Click here to continue reading. Paul Wescott (1904-1970) Wescott was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and chose to develop his artistic talents at the Art Institute of Chicago. Following his education there, he moved east to attend the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. His favorite places to paint were in Pottstown, PA and Friendship Island, Maine. Well known for his Maine coastal scenes, they reflect that area where he had a summer home, “Innisfree”. His professional memberships included the [...] Click here to continue reading. Weller Potter ‘Zona’ Weller produced the Zona line including utilitarian and baby ware from 1911 to 1936. The Zona Cottage Sets and apple dinnerware latter became the Franciscan line of a west coast manufacturer as a result of Frederic Grant, president of the pottery in 1932, divorcing Sam Weller’s daughter Ethel. Weller Pottery ‘Muskota’ Weller’s Muskota was designed by Rudolph Lorber and is still considered one of Weller’s most popular lines. The line was based on modeled birds, animals and humans used as flower frogs or inserts and stand alone figures. Glossy miniature birds and insects were also made to decorate flower arrangements and birdbaths. Weller Potter ‘Glendale’ Glendale was one of Weller’s naturalistic lines popular in the late 1920s. Scenes depicted modeled birds nesting or perched in wooded or marsh settings. Goldfinches, bluebirds, long-tailed parrots and thrushes were used on vases. A seagull in flight is found on a console bowl with nest flower frog. Weller Pottery ‘Woodcraft’ Woodcraft was one of Weller’s naturalistic lines sharing some of the same molds as the Voile and Flemish lines. The line was characterized by a textured, tree bark finish in shades of matt brown and green. Raised or modeled foxes, squirrels, owls, birds, leaves and fruit were common decorations. Weller Pottery Seneca Seneca was an oriental influenced line created by Rudolph Lorber, a top Weller designer in 1933. The line of ware shared the same molds as the Neiska pattern, the only difference being the glaze. |
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