Antique Art Nouveau Rookwood 1901 Irene Bishop Oak Leaf Vase Urn 5.5"

Description

Antique Rookwood Irene Bishop vase or urn featuring Art Nouveau / Arts & Crafts styling with an Autumn Oak leaf motif of browns and orange glaze. Cirac 1901. Shape 40. Signed IB for Irene Bishop.

Irene Bishop was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado on December 5, 1881. She attended the Cincinnati Art Academy and was a member of the Art Students League. She worked at Rookwood Pottery for nine years, from 1900 until 1909. The majority of her work was in standard glaze and Iris. She married fellow Rookwood artist Edward Hurley in 1907. She continued to work painting miniatures for may years after leaving the company, exhibiting in New York and Philadelphia. Irene Bishop Hurley died in Cincinnati in 1925. Collector interest in her pieces is considered to be average.

Edward Timothy Hurley was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1869. He studied at Xavier University and the Cincinnati Art Academy, studying with Otto Beck and etcher Frank Duveneck between 1894 and 1898. Hurley was a member of the Cincinnati Society of Etchers, Ohio Print Makers, the Duveneck Society, The Crafters and other artists’ societies. He worked as a designer for Rookwood Pottery from 1896 until 1948. Although he worked in a variety of glazes, he is best known for his Vellum Glaze landscapes, and his plaques are particularly sought after by collectors. He received a gold medal for his design at the St. Louis Worlds Fair in 1904. He married another Rookwood artist Irene Bishop in 1907. His work is considered by collectors to be above average. Edward Timothy Hurley died in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1950.

Condition

Good Overall - Gentle wear/crazing

Dimensions

3.75" x 5.5" (Diameter x Height)