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Fletcher Martin Modernist Studio Ceramic for Stonelain - Matador
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Mint condition hand painted charger designed for Stonelain pottery by listed WPA artist Fletcher Martin (1904-1979), circa 1940s.
Associated American Artists, who produced limited edition prints beginning in 1934, branched,
out into housewares under the name Stonelain, using some of their noted printmakers to help with the designs. Fletcher.
Martin was one of their important Regionalist artists who painted murals for the WPA and was also a war correspondent for LIFE magazine.
This large 12.75" diameter charger features a Mexican Matador figure.
It is signed with the artist's signature on the front and the impressed AAA on the back for the Associated American Artists.
Master potters William Soini and Fraces Server produced the actual pottery to be painted. It's their "SS" initials that are also seen on the back.
Born in Palisade, Colorado, a small western town where his father ran the newspaper, Fletcher Martin was a self-taught artist, best known for his painting of western subjects. He worked as a painter, muralist, and illustrator. From 1922-1926, he served in the Navy and then settled in Los Angeles where he had a job with Earl Hays printers. He assisted Mexican painter Siqueiros with a large mural. In 1938, he began a 30 year career as visiting teacher in art schools in California including Mills College, Otis Art Institute and Claremont College.
- Creator:Fletcher Martin (Artist)
- Dimensions:Height: 2.25 in (5.72 cm)Diameter: 12.75 in (32.39 cm)
- Style:Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
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- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:circa 1940s
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:Phoenix, AZ
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU187534259843
Fletcher Martin
Fletcher Martin was an American painter, illustrator, muralist and educator. He is best known for his images of military life during World War II and his sometimes brutal images of boxing and other sports. Martin was born in 1904 in Palisade, Colorado, one of seven children of newspaperman Clinton Martin and his wife Josephine. The family relocated to Idaho and later Washington. By the age of 12, he was working as a printer. He dropped out of high school and held odd jobs such as lumberjack and professional boxer. He served in the U.S. Navy, 1922–26. Martin's artistic skills were largely self-taught.
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