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Sara Sax
American artist (1870–1949) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sara Sax (1870 – 1949) was an American decorative artist and designer, known for her work in ceramics, and scenic landscape paintings on vellum.[1] She was one of the staff at the Rookwood Pottery Company of Cincinnati.[2] Sax was acclaimed for her hand painted floral and peacock feather motifs on ceramics, and her mastery of glazing.[2] She also went by Sarah Sax.
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Sara Sax was born November 1, 1870, in Cincinnati, Ohio, and was the daughter of Selina (née Harris) and Moritz Sax.[1][3]
She was part of the staff at Rookwood Pottery Company of Cincinnati, from 1896 to 1931.[2] Sax was on the forefront of the Arts and Crafts movement, and her contributions elevated the standing of Rookwood Pottery.[2][4] Her use of the glaze French Red was of particular note, and was used almost exclusively by Sax.[2][5] She was constantly working with the latest glazes and technology.[5] Sax was an early user of the translucent vellum glaze, and experimented with combining the vellum glaze with relief carved slip decorations.[5]
Sax's work has been part of exhibitions, including the Clark Art Institute (1993) in Williamstown, Massachusetts;[6] and the Kansas City Jewish Museum (2002) in Leawood, Kansas.[7]
Her pottery work can be found in public collections at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City;[8] the Philadelphia Museum of Art;[9] the Cincinnati Art Museum;[10] the Indianapolis Museum of Art;[11] and the Art Institute of Chicago.[12]
- Selected works by Sax
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