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Ceramics was perhaps the most widespread expression of the Arts and Crafts movement. The unique handcrafted vessels by George Ohr certainly are among the most idiosyncratic. Ohr threw the clay, which he hauled himself from local riverbeds, into thin-walled vessels. He then used his hands to squeeze, fold, and twist the walls to create abstracted sculptural forms. Ohr's deconstructed vessels integrated ornament and form. Stylistically, however, his vessels may seem at odds with the Arts and Crafts commitment to plain forms that were "honest" to their purpose.
Caption
George E. Ohr American, 1857–1918. Vase, ca. 1900. Earthenware, H: 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, H. Randolph Lever Fund, 76.64. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 76.64_detail_PS6.jpg)
Maker
Title
Vase
Date
ca. 1900
Geography
Place manufactured: Biloxi, Mississippi, United States
Medium
Earthenware
Classification
Dimensions
H: 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm)
Signatures
no signature
Inscriptions
no inscription
Markings
Impressed on bottom in block letters: "G.E.OHR/Biloxi, Miss."
Credit Line
H. Randolph Lever Fund
Accession Number
76.64
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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