Fong Chow Glidden “Gulfstream” Canoe Boat Bowl
$225.00
A ceramic canoe boat bowl in the Gulfstream pattern designed by artist Fong Chow (1923-2012) for Glidden Pottery Inc. This piece features stripes along the outside of the canoe-shaped bowl in teal and a medium shade of blue. It is marked to the underside.
Fong Chow was born in China in 1923 and eventually moved to the US to study ceramics at The Museum School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston and Alfred University in New York. After completing his MFA and BFA, Chow became a chief designer at Glidden Pottery Inc. from 1952-1957. Afterwards, he served as a curator in the Far Eastern Department at Metropolitan Museum of Art. His work is inspired by Chinese ceramics from the Neolithic period to the 13th century.
Measurements:
10.25” W x 3.25” H x 3.25” D.
Condition notes:
Crazing present. Glaze miss/pop under one “prow” of the boat.
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