Fan Dancer

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Fan Dancer

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Date
1928
Medium
glazed ceramic
Culture
America, Ohio, Cleveland
Department
Decorative Art and Design
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art
Object ID
109968

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A stamp on the bottom of this ceramic sculpture indicates that it was produced at the Cowan Pottery studios. Although unsigned, it was most likely designed by Waylande Gregory, one of the studio’s premiere artists. In 1928 the studio’s founder, R. Guy Cowan, brought Gregory to Cleveland from Chicago, where he was developing a reputation as a talented young sculptor. Cowan Pottery, located in Lakewood (1912–17) and later Rocky River (1919–32), Ohio, began producing ceramic sculpture in the mid-1920s, launching its most fertile creative period. Cowan employed a large team of talented artists at the studio, including Walter Sinz, Thelma Frazier Winter, and Viktor Schreckengost. The studio brought national fame to Cleveland ceramists, but was forced to close due to economic circumstances in 1932.

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Credit line
Educational Purchase Fund
Provenance
Purchased from the 10th Exhibition of Cleveland Artists and Craftsmen.

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