Stoneware Gas Fired Jar - Snyderman Collection

Fair Market Value: $1,000

Dimensions: 8.5"x 8"

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"Byron Temple is internationally recognized for his unpretentious ceramic works. He had been an apprentice of English potter Bernard Leach, and this clearly influenced his concept and philosophy of ceramics. He liked to define himself as a production potter. He used basic designs which he dominated to perfection. This permitted him to explore intensely the fundamental qualities of the form and its expression. He described his work as "sleek and slim" with "simple lines" and "marks left exposed," he considered this to be "a combination of Bauhaus and Japan." Temple influenced generations of potters with classes and workshops at schools ranging from Pennland and Haystack to the Pratt Institute and Philadelphia College of Art. He has worked all over the world, including Australia, New Zealand, Spain, and Japan.

Temple's production reached as many as 10,000 pieces a year. His pottery is unmistakably handcrafted, bearing the marks of the artists touch or the cutting wire where the pot has been removed from the wheel. He often tied lids to the bases of pots with a cord of silk or linen, giving them the quality of a ritual object." - Michener Art Museum