Beautiful and useful, American art pottery from across the Smithsonian. “Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful.” —William Morris Freer Gallery of Art ...

American art pottery, influenced by the Arts and Crafts movement, emphasized aesthetic beauty and unique glazes over mass production. Using traditional materials, it was known for a color palette of ...

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Native American voices and artistry are at the core of a new traveling exhibition of clay pottery from the Pueblo Indian region of the American Southwest, as major art ...

Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: These clay pots have been fired to about 1,200 degrees Celsius. And Eric Louis has about 30 seconds to precisely place this horsehair to create the ...

The provenance doesn’t get any better. “My wife’s uncle worked for the government and traveled the country working with different Native American tribes,” Nils Johansson explained to Brian Thomczek ...

In 1961 and 1962, archaeologist William M. Hurley conducted archaeological investigations for the Wisconsin Highway Salvage Program prior to the development of Interstate Highway 90 (I-90). Hurley and ...