Vase
Edwin Scheier
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Caption
Edwin Scheier (American, 1910–2008). Vase, ca. 1966. Earthenware, 20 1/8 × 7 × 7 in. (51.1 × 17.8 × 17.8 cm) mount: 20 1/4 × 9 × 8 in. (51.4 × 22.9 × 20.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, H. Randolph Lever Fund, 67.76.4. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Artist
Title
Vase
Date
ca. 1966
Geography
Place manufactured: New York, New York, United States
Medium
Earthenware
Classification
Dimensions
20 1/8 × 7 × 7 in. (51.1 × 17.8 × 17.8 cm) mount: 20 1/4 × 9 × 8 in. (51.4 × 22.9 × 20.3 cm)
Signatures
no signature
Inscriptions
no inscriptions
Markings
Incised inside foot: "Scheier '66"
Credit Line
H. Randolph Lever Fund
Accession Number
67.76.4
Frequent Art Questions
What glazes did Sheier use?
Edwin and Mary Scheier created custom glazes for their pottery, and they might layer more than one glaze on a single piece; however, we are having trouble locating what those glazes were made of. Their use of glaze was often minimal and they would purposefully allow the texture of the clay beneath to show through.What do the three faces represent?
I am not sure that the three faces represent anything necessarily but we do know that much of Edwin and Mary Scheier's work (they were married and both created pottery) showed people-within-people or figures in womb-like shapes. They often use symbols of birth and the cycles of life in their art. They were also inspired by Chinese art, I don't know enough about Chinese art and motifs to say for sure, but possibly this was something that comes out of that inspiration. And here's an interesting fact: they first worked together as puppeteers, before they began collaborating on pottery!
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