Harding Black Folk Art
Harding Black was born on a farm in Nueces County between Ingleside and Aransas Pass and moved with his family to San Antonio in 1916. There, he graduated from Brackenridge High School and attended San Antonio Junior College (1929–30). In 1931, Black joined an archaeological expedition to the Big Bend area sponsored by the Witte Memorial Museum. Initially a painter, he was taught by Rudolph Staffel in 1933 to make wheel-thrown pottery and in the same year began to teach children's ceramic classes at the Witte. Between 1937–39, Black directed ceramic installation in a San Antonio reconstruction project sponsored by the National Youth Administration and the Works Progress Administration art program. In 1955, he retired from teaching and devoted his time to ceramics. Black became a well-known ceramist from his research, innovations, and writings in the field.
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Harding Black Folk Art
Pottery
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Harding Black Folk Art
Ceramic
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Harding Black Folk Art
Ceramic
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Harding Black Folk Art
Ceramic
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Harding Black Folk Art
Ceramic
19th Century American Folk Art Antique Harding Black Folk Art
Pottery
19th Century American Adirondack Antique Harding Black Folk Art
Pottery
19th Century American Antique Harding Black Folk Art
Pottery
1920s French Country Vintage Harding Black Folk Art
Ceramic, Faience
1880s French Country Antique Harding Black Folk Art
Pottery
1880s French Country Antique Harding Black Folk Art
Pottery
20th Century Harding Black Folk Art
Stoneware
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Harding Black Folk Art
Ceramic
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Harding Black Folk Art
Pottery