Vase

Object NameVase

Artist / Maker Marguerite Friedlaender Wildenhain (French-American, 1896 - 1985)

Date1975

MediumEarthenware

Dimensions4 3/4 × 4 1/2 × 4 1/2 in. (12.1 × 11.4 × 11.4 cm)

ClassificationsDecorative Arts, Ceramics

Credit LineGift of Gary and Marlene Olson. In the permanent collection, Brunnier Art Museum, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.

Object numberUM2019.265

Status

Not on view

Collections

Decorative Arts

CultureAmerican

Label TextIn 1942, Marguerite Wildenhain settled near Guerneville, California, where she founded an artist cooperative known as Pond Farm. Frans Wildenhain (1905-1980) joined her in the late 1940s and they managed the venture together. Soon they added two additional artists, textile artist Trude (Jalowetz) Guermonprez (1910-1976) and metal artist and jewelry maker Victor Ries, who continued at pond farm until 1952. Eventually, Frans and Marguerite Wildenhain divorced and Marguerite became the sole manager of the Pond Farm workshops. At Pond Farm, about 70 miles north of San Francisco, Wildenhain opened a summer school which lasted until 1980, training approximately 25 students each summer. These summer-long workshops were intense learning experiences for artists, many of whom have had their own distinguished careers. During these years, Wildenhain also traveled extensively, offering workshops at colleges and galleries around the United States. She visited South and Central America, Iran, Israel and Europe. Additionally, she was an active member of the American Craft Council. Works by Wildenhain are typically signed with the words Pond Farm and include a small jug signet incised on the base.

SignedMarked on bottom: Pond Farm

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