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Yockney, Alfred: Architecture and decoration in the United States
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ARCHITECTURE AND DECORATION IN THE UNITED STATES
Nor is the artistic side neglected. The examples illustrated show a
variety of work both useful and decorative. The Rookwood Pottery,
Cincinnati, Ohio, is represented by three overmantels designed by
Mr.JohnDeeWareham(pp.2 32-3),andby one with the “Totem Pole”
motive, designed by Messrs. M arxandjones (p.233). These are executed
in colours suitable for their special purposes, and have the mat glaze
surface which is a distinguishing characteristic of Rookwood Pottery.
Another firm engaged largely in the production of decorative schemes
is the Enfield Pottery and Tile Works, Pennsylvania. Two of their
mantels are illustrated on page 231. One is in hand-made tiles of
various tones of Egyptian green glaze, with borders in gold and green.
It was designed by Mr. J. H. Dulles Allen for the architects, Messrs.
Zantzinger, Borie and Medary, and the hood is the work of the Broms-
grove Guild, Worcestershire. The second illustration shows a billiard
room chimneypiece, designed by Mr. Samuel M. Palmer and Mr.
Dulles Allen for a house by Mr. D. Knickerbacker Boyd. It is in pastel
(unglazed) tans and browns, with tiles in yellow, green, and other
colours.
The Durant Kilns, Bedford Village, New York, were established so
recently as 1911 by Mrs. Jeane Durant Rice and Mr. Leon Volkmar,
the principal object being to produce table decorations and similar ob-
jects with the beauty, technical and otherwise, found in many ancient
examples of the potter’s art. Their work, notably the Persian Blue, has
found favour with the executive of the Boston Museum, among other
discriminating patrons ; and the examples illustrated (pp. 235-6),
though devoid of the original colours, suggest the charm of the pieces.
By Mrs. Dorothea Warren O’Hara, a disciple of the late Lewis F. Day,
are numerous bowls and vases of interest (p. 234), testifying to the cha-
racter of the work produced under the direction of this artist. On page
235 are shown some pieces made by Miss Edith Penman, Miss E. Har-
denbergh, and Miss M. Davison at the Byrdcliffe Pottery, Wood-
stock, New York. An element of quaintness occurs in the productions
of the Paul Revere Pottery, Boston, as will be seen in the examples on
page 237. These were designed by Miss Edith Brown and carried out
under her direction.
A great deal of the activity among sculptors in America is directed to
the embellishment of largebuildings andtothe creationof publicmonu-
ments. Some of the work is world-famous; and most of it, if not epoch-
making, answers its purpose admirably. In New York there is an active
Art Commission which censors or approves designs, and the influence
of this body is considerable. It is composed partly of artists and laymen.
The nude study and the fountain (p. 238) are by Mr. Bela Lyon Pratt,
Boston, a sculptor whose skill has been turned to account very often in
connection with public buildings. A pupil of Falguiere and an assistant
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Nor is the artistic side neglected. The examples illustrated show a
variety of work both useful and decorative. The Rookwood Pottery,
Cincinnati, Ohio, is represented by three overmantels designed by
Mr.JohnDeeWareham(pp.2 32-3),andby one with the “Totem Pole”
motive, designed by Messrs. M arxandjones (p.233). These are executed
in colours suitable for their special purposes, and have the mat glaze
surface which is a distinguishing characteristic of Rookwood Pottery.
Another firm engaged largely in the production of decorative schemes
is the Enfield Pottery and Tile Works, Pennsylvania. Two of their
mantels are illustrated on page 231. One is in hand-made tiles of
various tones of Egyptian green glaze, with borders in gold and green.
It was designed by Mr. J. H. Dulles Allen for the architects, Messrs.
Zantzinger, Borie and Medary, and the hood is the work of the Broms-
grove Guild, Worcestershire. The second illustration shows a billiard
room chimneypiece, designed by Mr. Samuel M. Palmer and Mr.
Dulles Allen for a house by Mr. D. Knickerbacker Boyd. It is in pastel
(unglazed) tans and browns, with tiles in yellow, green, and other
colours.
The Durant Kilns, Bedford Village, New York, were established so
recently as 1911 by Mrs. Jeane Durant Rice and Mr. Leon Volkmar,
the principal object being to produce table decorations and similar ob-
jects with the beauty, technical and otherwise, found in many ancient
examples of the potter’s art. Their work, notably the Persian Blue, has
found favour with the executive of the Boston Museum, among other
discriminating patrons ; and the examples illustrated (pp. 235-6),
though devoid of the original colours, suggest the charm of the pieces.
By Mrs. Dorothea Warren O’Hara, a disciple of the late Lewis F. Day,
are numerous bowls and vases of interest (p. 234), testifying to the cha-
racter of the work produced under the direction of this artist. On page
235 are shown some pieces made by Miss Edith Penman, Miss E. Har-
denbergh, and Miss M. Davison at the Byrdcliffe Pottery, Wood-
stock, New York. An element of quaintness occurs in the productions
of the Paul Revere Pottery, Boston, as will be seen in the examples on
page 237. These were designed by Miss Edith Brown and carried out
under her direction.
A great deal of the activity among sculptors in America is directed to
the embellishment of largebuildings andtothe creationof publicmonu-
ments. Some of the work is world-famous; and most of it, if not epoch-
making, answers its purpose admirably. In New York there is an active
Art Commission which censors or approves designs, and the influence
of this body is considerable. It is composed partly of artists and laymen.
The nude study and the fountain (p. 238) are by Mr. Bela Lyon Pratt,
Boston, a sculptor whose skill has been turned to account very often in
connection with public buildings. A pupil of Falguiere and an assistant
191