Description: Studio Pottery Bud Vase by Ellice T. Johnston signed MCM Measures: 1 1/2" Foot x 4" Body x 1" Rim x 4" Tall A beautiful studio pottery cylinder vase or vessel by Ellice T.Johnston. She is known for co-founding Irving Place Studio in Los Angeles with Dora De Larios, as well as working in the ceramics community in Oregon notably with Clayfolk. Interesting cylindrical form with flared lip, brown/blue glaze on exterior. Would look great in a Mid-Century Modern setting with other California pottery pieces. Unsure the time frame this piece was completed, but guessing 1960s. Marked on the base with "Ellice". Ellice T. JohnstonAmerican, (1916–1984)Ellice Tarbet was born in Rexburg, Idaho, and moved at age fifteen to California with her mother and two brothers. She enrolled at the University of California, Berkeley, in 1934. In her senior year she married Daniel Johnston, and graduated with a BA in painting in 1938. Ellice Johnston enrolled at Chouinard Art Institute in 1950. Susan Peterson was hired at Chouinard in 1952, and began introducing the West Coast to high-fire reduction ceramics. In 1955, Johnston followed Peterson to the University of Southern California and steadily gained more knowledge of glazing and firing. Peterson introduced Johnston to the talented sculptor/potter Dora De Larios (see Figure and Animals of the Sun), and they became lifelong friends. De Larios said of Johnston, “The work she produced was full of humor and charm,” and this figure certainly illustrates these qualities. Johnston was instrumental in founding two important West Coast ceramics organizations. The first was Irving Place Studio in Los Angeles, with Dora De Larios, in 1961. In 1974, two years after moving to Ashland, Oregon, Johnston was involved with founding Clayfolk, an organization serving clay workers in Northern California and southern Oregon.
Price: 80.1 USD
Location: Monterey, California
End Time: 2024-11-19T00:43:54.000Z
Shipping Cost: 0 USD
Product Images
Item Specifics
Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Pattern: Wheel Thrown
Antique: No
Signed By: Ellice T. Johnston
Signed: Yes
Color: Brown
Material: Ceramic
Subject: Art
Vintage: Yes
Brand: Ellice T. Johnston
Type: Vase
Era: Unknown
Item Height: 4 in
Theme: Studio
Style: Mid-Century Modern
Features: Decorative
Production Style: Art Pottery
Time Period Manufactured: 1960s
Production Technique: Pottery
Backstamp: Incised
Finish: Glossy
Handmade: Yes
Item Width: 4 in
Item Weight: 1 Pound
Product Line: Pottery Vase
