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Experimental Lustre Tiles of Rafael Guastavino, Jr.
Discusses the experimentation with luster glazes in the United States and Europe in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and how Rafael Guastavino, Jr. fit into this era.
Isaac Broome: Innovation and Design in the Tile Industry after the Centennial Exhibition
Isaac Broome was a sculptor, artist and designer during the last half of the 19th century and the first two decades of the 20th century. He was influential in the successful beginnings of three industrial tile companies in New Jersey and…
The Flint Sit-Down Strike Memorial
A brief history and description of Johan Sellenraad's four tile murals created in 1987 for the 50th Anniversary of the Flint, MI Sit-Down strike.
PUBLIC ART PROGRAMS IN NEW YORK CITY: THE CETA TILE MURALS AT CLARK STREET
In the 1970s and 1980s the CETA (Comprehensive Employment and Training Act) Art Program hired artists to create public art. One such project in New York City was the two tile murals in the arcade of the IRT station at Clark Street, Brooklyn. This…
Concrete and Tiles-I: Moyer, Mercer, Murosa
Descriptions of the historic, concrete Moyer House (South Orange, NJ) and Fonthill (Doylestown, PA) and their Moravian Pottery and Tile Works tiles; and of the "Murosa" concrete buildings and Mueller Mosaic tile decorations.
The International Tile Company by Susan Ingham Padwee
A brief history of the International Tile Company of Brooklyn, NY (1883-c.1891) with illustrations. The ITC was the only U.S. tile company organized and financed in Britain.
Brick and Art Tile in Architecture
An article, written in 1921, about the use of art tiles with bricks for architectural purposes as exemplified by the Mueller Mosaic Faience Company.