New exhibit looks at history of Pewabic Pottery
Two Pewabic test vases, in turquoise and oxblood glaze, respectively. To be auctioned Oct. 26, 2013 at Rago’s. Image courtesy of LiveAuctioneers and Rago Arts and Auction Center.
“Made by Hand: Detroit’s Ceramic Legacy” opens Saturday in the museum’s Community Gallery. The retrospective also examines the growth of the Arts and Crafts movement in the U.S. and the development of ceramic art. The exhibit is scheduled to end Jan. 12.
Pewabic was founded in 1903. Its studio and education center on the city’s east side are a National Historic Landmark. Pewabic’s works are in many prominent places in Michigan, including Detroit’s Comerica Park and Detroit Metropolitan Airport, as well as in buildings nationwide.
“Today, Pewabic is a multifaceted nonprofit ceramic education institution with active and growing education, exhibition, museum and design and fabrication programs,” exhibit organizers said in a statement.
Mary Chase Perry Stratton co-founded Pewabic with Horace James Caulkins, the owner of a dental supply business and a kiln innovator. A native of the Upper Peninsula town of Hancock, Stratton moved and named her business after the Pewabic Mines.
The process through which Pewabic’s tiles and other clay creations are made is a blend of traditional and modern methods.
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Two Pewabic test vases, in turquoise and oxblood glaze, respectively. To be auctioned Oct. 26, 2013 at Rago’s. Image courtesy of LiveAuctioneers and Rago Arts and Auction Center.
Built in 1908, the Pewabic Pottery headquarters in Detroit is on the US National Register of Historic Places. Nov. 1, 2008 photo by Andrew Jameson, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.
