![]() ![]() Russel Wright: Creating American Lifestyle. The line was produced for only six months.Īlbrecht, Donald and Robert Schonfeld. The Bauer art pottery line had 20 shapes and utilized 16 different glazes. ![]() Pieces are usually marked with the customer’s logo. Sterling’s White line, a contradiction in name, also was made in other solid colors-Cedar Brown, Swede Gray, Ivy Green, Shell Pink, and Straw Yellow. Cantaloupe and Glacier Blue joined the color line in 1955. Black Chutney and Cedar Green were added in 1950. Bean Brown was discontinued in World War II. American Modern initially was made in Bean Brown, Seafoam Blue, Coral, Chartreuse Curry, Granite Gray, and White. Many solid color dinnerware lines were issued in a variety of colors. They compete with individuals who wish to replace a broken piece or enhance an inherited dinnerware set. Modernist collectors focus on single pieces rather than a full dinnerware service. In ceramics, Modernist collectors focus on the Wright designed dinnerware lines – American Modern, Iroquois Casual, Highlight, White, and White Cover. His influence continues through the Russel Wright Studios, an industrial design licensing firm for Wright’s designs with offices in Burbank, California, and Garrison, New York. Russel Wright closed Manitoga, his Garrison, New York, design studio in 1967. American Modern won the 1941 American Designers Institute Award for the best ceramic design. From 1929-1959, it was the largest selling dinnerware line in the United States. It was not until Wright agreed to finance the manufacturer and Raymor agreed to an exclusive five year distribution contact that Steubenville agreed. ![]() Wright initial attempts to find a manufacturer for his American Modern line were unsuccessful. He also designed an art pottery line for Bauer. Russel Wright designed several major dinnerware lines: American Modern for Steubenville (1939-1959), Iroquois Casual for Iroquois China (1946-1960s), Highlight for Paden City (1948), White which was a solid color institutional line for Sterling China (1949), White Clover for Harker (1951), and the oriental-inspired Esquire shape for Knowles (1955). Acme Lamps Company, American Cyanide (plastic dinnerware), Chase Brass and Copper, Conant Ball (furniture), General Electric, Heywood-Wakefield (a 60-piece furniture line), Hull Cutlery (flatware), Imperial Glass, Klise Woodworking Company, Mutual Sunset Lamp Company, National Silver (flatware), Old Hickory Furniture, Old Morgantown, and the Stratton Furniture Company are some of the firms that made products based upon Wright’s designs. Wright’s designs appeared in a wide range of mediums from metal to wood. ![]()
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