Pewabic Pottery

Pewabic Pottery
Location 10125 East Jefferson Avenue
Detroit, Michigan
Coordinates 42°21′40.92″N 82°58′54.02″W / 42.3613667°N 82.9816722°W / 42.3613667; -82.9816722Coordinates: 42°21′40.92″N 82°58′54.02″W / 42.3613667°N 82.9816722°W / 42.3613667; -82.9816722
Area less than one acre
Built 1908
Architect William B. Stratton; Baldwin, Frank D.
Architectural style Tudor Revival, Kentish Inn
NRHP Reference # 71000430[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP September 3, 1971
Designated NHL December 4, 1991[2]
Designated MSHS December 11, 1970

Pewabic Pottery is a ceramic studio and school at 10125 East Jefferson Avenue, Detroit, Michigan. Founded in 1903, the studio is known for its iridescent glazes, some of which grace notable buildings such as the Shedd Aquarium and Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. The pottery continues in operation today, and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1991.

Origin and history

The pottery was founded in 1903 by the artist and teacher Mary Chase Perry Stratton and Horace James Caulkins, her business partner.[3] Caulkins was considered a high-heat and kiln specialist, and developed the "Revelation kiln". Mary Perry Stratton was "the artistic and marketing force."[4] The collaboration of two and their blend of art and technology gave the pottery its distinctive qualities as Detroit's contribution to the International Arts and Crafts movement and exemplified the American Craftsman Style.[5]

The word Pewabic is derived from the Ojibwa (or Chippewa) word "wabic", which means metal, or "bewabic", which means iron or steel, and specifically referring to the "Pewabic" Upper Peninsula copper mine where Ms. Stratton walked with her father. The company is well known for the unusual iridescent glaze covering the pottery and tiles created in a manner outlined by the International Arts and Crafts movement.[6][7][8]

In 1991, Pewabic Pottery was designated as a National Historic Landmark. See also, List of National Historic Landmarks in Michigan. As Michigan's only historic pottery, the center continues to operate in a 1907 Tudor Revival building as a non-profit educational institution. They offer classes in ceramics, hold exhibitions, sell pottery made in house, showcase and sell artists from across the United States, and offer design and fabrication services.

Museum and galleries

The museum's exhibits focus on the company's role in the history of Detroit, the Arts and Crafts movement in America and the development of ceramic art in the country. The galleries also showcase new works by modern ceramic artists.

Famous works

Pewabic Pottery produces many kinds of hand made decorative objects. They are part of the collections of the Detroit Institute of Arts and the Freer Gallery of Art.[9][10] Examples abound in the External Links hereafter.

Under Mary Stratton's artistic leadership, Pewabic Pottery employees created lamps, vessels, and architectural tiles.Architectural pieces have been a staple in Pewabic's history. They were known for their iridescent (like an oil slick with an incredible translucent quality and a phantasmagoric depth of color) glazes. Architectural tiles were used in aquaria, churches, concert halls, fountains, libraries, museums, schools and public buildings. The studio's work graces numerous edifices throughout Michigan and the rest of the United States. Noteworthy examples include Herzstein Hall at Rice University in Houston, Texas,[11][12] and the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago. Illinois.[9] Detailed maps of public installations in the Detroit Metropolitan Area and the U.S.A. are available.[13] See Architectural tile infra.

Particularly notable was the company's work at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., consisting of arches outlined with iridescent Pewabic tile, huge ceramic medallions set in the ceiling, and fourteen Stations of the Cross for the crypt.[10]

Contemporary installations include Comerica Park, home of the Detroit Tigers, Detroit Medical Center Children's Hospital, and the Herald Square in New York City.

Architectural tile

Pewabic Pottery in 1991

Pewabic tile was (and continues to be) in great demand in Detroit and the southeastern Michigan area for the use in buildings and it can be found in many of the area's finest structures.[14] These include:

Former Morton High School building, Richmond, Indiana

See also

References

Notes

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Pewabic Pottery". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-06-27.
  3. ↑ "National Park Service designation of Pewabic Pottery as National Historic Landmark".
  4. ↑ "Historian chronicles historic pottery.".
  5. ↑ "Brunk, Thomas W., Ph.D., Curator on Pewabic Pottery history and exhibit at Marshall Fredericks Museum.".
  6. 1 2 "Nolan, Jenny, Pewabic tile, Detroit's art treasure Detroit News.".
  7. ↑ "Painting With Fire: Pewabic Vessels in the Margaret Watson Parker Collection (University of Michigan Art Museum).".
  8. 1 2 "Child's history of Pewabic Pottery and Mary Stratton--Michigan Historical Museum." (PDF).
  9. 1 2 "Craft in America, Mary Chase Perry Stratton.".
  10. 1 2 "Nolan, Jenny, Pewabic tile, Detroit's art treasure. Detroit News.".
  11. 1 2 "Commentary on Pewabic Pottery.".
  12. ↑ "The Perils of Planning...Or Not." (PDF).
  13. ↑ "See, maps and detailed lists of U.S. and Detroit metropolitan area architectural installations of Pewabic Pottery, Pewabic Pottery home page.".
  14. ↑ "Maps and detailed lists of U.S. and Detroit metropolitan area architectural installations of Pewabic Pottery, Pewabic Pottery home page.".
  15. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Map and list of Detroit cultural center installations".
  16. ↑ "City of Detroit Planning and Development Department on Charles Lang Freer house." (PDF).
  17. ↑ "Map and list of Cranbrook area installations".
  18. ↑ "Map and list of People Mover architectural installations".
  19. ↑ "Picture of People Mover Station, Pewabic Pottery home page".
  20. ↑ "English Inn history page".
  21. ↑ "Solanus Casey Center home page.".
  22. ↑ "Picture of Solanus Casey installation, Pewabic Pottery home page.".
  23. ↑ "Harper House description".
  24. ↑ "Bhaktivedanta Cultural Center".
  25. ↑ "Picture Maude Priest School, Pewabic Pottery home page".
  26. ↑ See
  27. 1 2 "Historian chronicles story of Pewabic Pottery.".
  28. ↑ "List and map of Detroit Metro area installations".
  29. ↑ "Picture, Oakland Family Services donor wall, Pewabic Pottery home page.".
  30. ↑ "List and maps of Detroit metro installations".
  31. 1 2 "Picture, David Adamany Library installation Pewabic Pottery home page.".
  32. ↑ "Picture, wall murat at Merrill Palmer Institute, Pewabic Pottery home page.".

Sources

  • Barrie, Dennis; Jeanie Huntley Bentley; Cynthia Newman Helms; Mary Chris Rospond, Artists in Michigan: 1900-1976. (Wayne State University Press, Detroit 1989). ISBN 0-8143-1907-6.
  • Brunk, Thomas W. "Ceramics in Michigan, 1886-1906" in The Arts and Crafts Movement in Michigan: 1886-1906. (Detroit, The Pewabic Society, Inc., 1986). ISBN 0-937885-00-2
  • Brunk, Colby, Jacobs et al., Arts and Crafts in Detroit 1906-1976: The Movement, The Society, The School. (Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit MI 1976).
  • Brunk, Thomas W., with Introduction by Marilyn L. Wheaton, Marshall Fredericks Sculpture Museum Exhibition Catalog, June 1 through September 29, 2007, Essay on Pewabic Pottery.[1][2]
  • Colby, Joy Hakanson, Art and a City: A History of the Detroit Society of Arts and Crafts. (Wayne State University Press, Detroit MI, 1956). ISBN 0-686-87987-2.
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  • Karlson, Norman, The Encyclopedia of American Art Tiles, Volume 2, Region 3: Midwestern States. (Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 2005). ISBN 0-7643-2231-1 ISBN 978-0764322310.
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  1. ↑ "Product page for Exhibition Catalogue".
  2. ↑ "Brunk, Thomas W., Ph.D., Curator on Pewabic Pottery history and exhibit at Marshall Fredericks Museum.".
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