Laura Andreson
Bowl
1941
Scroll
Laura Andreson
Bowl
1941
Physical Qualities
Glazed earthenware, 5 × 12 1/4 × 5 in. (12.7 × 31.1 × 12.7 cm.)
Credit Line
Bequest of J. Blankfard Martenet
Object Number
1957.288
Textured surfaces and organic shapes, as seen here, were central to the American studio pottery movement, which began in the 1930s and 1940s. Potters discarded uniform glazes, ornate patterns, and gilding in favor of crackled surfaces, thick clay bodies, and dripping colors. Women from both the West and East Coast were prominent in revolutionizing ceramics. Gertrud Natzler, a World War II refugee, and Laura Andreson led California craft circles, while Lea Henie Halpern, also a World War II refugee, crafted her amorphic surfaces in Baltimore.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by bequest, 1957; J. Blankfard Martenet, Baltimore, MD
Baltimore Museum of Art, Contemporary American Crafts, February 11–March 19, 1944
Inscribed: Verso: "Laura / Andreson / 1942" incised
On View at the BMA
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