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1880 Hanley, Staffordshire, England. - 1942 New York City. Known for: Ceramic art pottery vases.
Frederick Hurten Rhead (1880-1942) was a native of England who worked as a potter in the United States for most of his career. In addition to teaching pottery techniques, Rhead was highly influential... Read full biography
Frederick Hurten Rhead (1880-1942) was a native of England who worked as a potter in the United States for most of his career. In addition to teaching pottery techniques, Rhead was highly influential in both studio and commercial pottery. He worked for the Roseville Pottery, established his own... Read full biography
Frederick Hurten Rhead (1880-1942) was a native of England who worked as a potter in the United States for most of his career. In addition to teaching pottery techniques, Rhead was highly influential in both studio and commercial pottery. He worked for the Roseville Pottery, established his own Rhead Pottery (1913-1917), and in 1935 designed the highly successful Fiesta Ware for Homer Laughlin China Company. Rhead was born in Hanley, Staffordshire, into a family of potters. His father Frederick... Read full biography
Frederick Hurten Rhead (1880-1942) was a native of England who worked as a potter in the United States for most of his career. In addition to teaching pottery techniques, Rhead was highly influential in both studio and commercial pottery. He worked for the Roseville Pottery, established his own Rhead Pottery (1913-1917), and in 1935 designed the highly successful Fiesta Ware for Homer Laughlin China Company. Rhead was born in Hanley, Staffordshire, into a family of potters. His father Frederick Alfred Rhead began his career as an apprentice at Mintons Ltd, where he learned to be a pâte-sur-pâte artist. He went on to work for a number of other potteries, including a business of his own which failed. Young Frederick's mother Adolphine (née... Read full biography
Frederick Hurten Rhead (1880-1942) was a native of England who worked as a potter in the United States for most of his career. In addition to teaching pottery techniques, Rhead was highly influential in both studio and commercial pottery. He worked for the Roseville Pottery, established his own Rhead Pottery (1913-1917), and in 1935 designed the highly successful Fiesta Ware for Homer Laughlin China Company. Rhead was born in Hanley, Staffordshire, into a family of potters. His father Frederick Alfred Rhead began his career as an apprentice at Mintons Ltd, where he learned to be a pâte-sur-pâte artist. He went on to work for a number of other potteries, including a business of his own which failed. Young Frederick's mother Adolphine (née Hurten) also came from an artistic family. Frederick Hurten's siblings included Charlotte Rhead, a talented designer who remained in... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Craftsperson, Handicrafts
Art Media
- •Art Pottery
- •Ceramic Art, Porcelain, Design and/or Decoration
- •Ceramics
- •Stoneware, Stone, Stonecut, Sandstone
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing