American Ceramics-A Brief Review of Progress by Clara Ruge
Description
A brief review of the works being produced by Louise McLaughlin, the Rookwood, Teco, Weller, Grueby, Tiffany, Robineau, Moravian and other potteries, written in 1906.
Creator
Clara Ruge
Source
The International Studio, Vol. 28, No. 109, March 1906
The Rise of the Pottery Industry and Recent Advances in the Pottery Industry by Edwin Atlee Barber
Description
Two articles about the development of the pottery industry from ancient times to the present (1891), and about the development of the U.S. pottery and tile industries.
Creator
Edwin Atlee Barber
Source
The Popular Science Monthly, Vol. XL, December, 1891 and January, 1892
The Display Rooms of a Tile Manufactory by Leon V. Solon
Description
An article about the American Encaustic Tiling Company showrooms on East Forty-First Street in Manhattan, written by the company's artistic director in 1922.
Creator
Leon V. Solon
Source
The Architectural Record, Volume 52, No. 5, Serial No. 290
Experimental Lustre Tiles of Rafael Guastavino, Jr.
Subject
Rafael Guastavino, Jr. experimented with luster/Persian glazes.
Description
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.
Creator
Michael Padwee (b. 1942)
Source
"Tiles in New York" blog (http://tilesinnewyork.blogspot.com/2014/09/the-experimental-lustre-tiles-of-rafael.html)
The Muskingum County Courthouse Floors: A Case Study of England's Role in the Genesis of America's Tile Industry by Michael Sims
Description
An analysis of English workers' roles in the establishment of a successful U.S. tile company--especially the role of Gilbert Elliott of the American Encaustic Tiling Company in its first years when AET Co. was contracted to manufacture and install the encaustic floor tiles for the Muskingum County Courthouse in Zanesville, Ohio.
Creator
Michael Sims
Source
Journal of the Tiles and Architectural Ceramics Society (of Great Britain), Volume 9, 2003
Publisher
The Tiles and Architectural Ceramics Society
Date
2003
Rights
Copyright 2003 by the Tiles and Architectural Ceramics Society (of Great Britain). All rights reserved. No commercial use of this article is authorized.
NEWARKʼS WPA TILE MURALS: FINE ART IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF EVERYDAY LIFE
Subject
An article about Domenico Mortellito's Morris Canal tile murals in the Newark, NJ City Subway system. The murals were made by the Mueller Mosaic Tile Company of Trenton, NJ in 1935.
Creator
Michael W. Padwee (1942-
Source
"Tiles in New York" blog, http://tilesinnewyork.blogspot.com