Vase

Frederick Hurten Rhead|Rhead Pottery

1913–17 · Earthenware · The American Wing

Recalling the California countryside, this vase with a stylized landscape of cypress trees is one of only a handful of known examples made by Rhead at his short-lived pottery operation in Santa Barbara, California. It exemplifies the soft, organic compositions he employed during this period, which stand in contrast to the more structured, conventionalized designs typical of other Arts and Crafts potteries.

Artist

Frederick Hurten Rhead|Rhead Pottery

Date

1913–17

Medium

Earthenware

Culture

American

Department

The American Wing

Credit line

Friends of the American Wing Fund, 1996