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Sugar bowl

A work made of glazed earthenware.

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  • A work made of glazed earthenware.

Date:

c. 1928

Artist:

Designed by Reuben Haley (American, 1872–1933)
Muncie Pottery (American, 1919–39)
Muncie, Indiana

About this artwork

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

Glazed earthenware

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

Extended information about this artwork

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