Bowl Maker: John May (American, 1908–1989)

Medium

Rosewood

Dimensions

3 1/4 × 9 1/8 × 8 1/2 in. (8.26 × 23.18 × 21.59 cm)

Credit Line

Yale University Art Gallery and Ruth and David Waterbury, B.A. 1958, Fund

Accession Number

2005.35.1

Culture
Period

20th century

Classification
Disclaimer

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Provenance

Provenance

Tom Gibbs Studio, Coplay, Pa. by 2004
Bibliography
  • John Stuart Gordon et al., A Modern World: American Design from the Yale University Art Gallery, 1920–1950 (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Art Gallery, 2011), 396, no. 280
  • "Acquisitions, July 1, 2006–June 30, 2007," Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin (2007), 208
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Additional information

Object/Work type

bowls (vessels)

Marks

“John May,” in script, burnt into underside of foot

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