Important Art Deco Skyscraper Plate, Gale Turnbull for Leigh Potters, circa 1929

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Important Art Deco skyscraper plate, Gale Turnbull for Leigh Potters, circa 1929 Truly rare example of the early American skyscraper design motif, typically found only in the wood-cut machine age art renderings by Howard Cook and reminiscent of some Clare Leighton print-transfers for Wedgwood. Daniel Gale Turnbull, American art-school-trained artist of some renown working in oils and watercolor In France up to 1927, was hired in 1929 by Charles "Leigh" Sebring (Frank Sebring family of potters in Ohio) to design for Leigh a few dramatic new lines. His first and foremost design was this line of Leigh Art Ware, on the Classic "umbertone" base developed by his predecessor Palin Thorley in 1928 (after having been brought to Leigh from Wedgewood). By 1934, Leigh Potters had closed, facing stiff competition from Cowan and the European Modernists; Clarice Cliff, Susie Cooper, Keith Murray and Jean Luce. Similarity with some jazz - age music-related Ruth Reeves / Donald Deskey themes in this line as well. There are no, more progressive, known examples of early Modernist American earthenware with architecture & cubist art designs than this line, much rarer than Victor Schreckengost's work for Cowan. Two pieces in the Dallas Museum of Art collection; search on-line and also see page 360, "China and Glass in America, 1880-1980," Venable, et al, DMA. Possibly one piece in the Cleveland Museum collection. Turnbull was also co-designer, with Rockwell Kent, of the Classic "Our America" series by Vernon Kilns. Please see our large collection of Our America under separate listing. See also: Columbus Museum of Art 2005 exhibition 'Bringing Modernism Home: Ohio Decorative Arts, 1890-1960.' for an example of "Manhattan Skylines" for Leigh Potters of Alliance, Ohio, c.1929-1930. Under-glaze print on ceramic, good condition, with crazing throughout, unsigned.

Creator:
Palin Thorley (Designer),Leigh Potters (Manufacturer),Gale Turnbull (Designer)
Dimensions:
Height: 1 in (2.54 cm)Diameter: 10 in (25.4 cm)
Style:
Art Deco (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Ceramic,Earthenware,Pottery
Place of Origin:
United States
Period:
1930-1939
Date of Manufacture:
circa 1929-1931
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use.
Seller Location:
Dallas, TX
Reference Number:
1stDibs: 1406249452166

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