Sugar bowl

c. 1928

Reuben Haley designed sugar bowl as an object for the home that expresses the dynamism of a new age. In 1925 Haley traveled to Paris to visit the International Exposition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts, where he saw decorative arts inspired by the abstract forms of avant-garde movements like Cubism and Expressionism. Upon his return, he incorporated irregular shapes, sharp angles, and bold colors into his designs for industrially produced goods that were affordable to the middle class.

Status: On View, Gallery 271
Department: Arts of the Americas

Artist: Reuben Haley (Designer)
Title: Sugar bowl
Place: Muncie (Object made in:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: c. 1928
Medium: Earthenware and glaze
Dimensions: 9.8 × 10.2 × 10.2 cm (3 7/8 × 4 × 4 in.)
Credit Line: Jane and Morris Weeden Endowment Fund
Reference Number: 2018.118.1

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