Adelaide Alsop Robineau
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Adelaïde Alsop Robineau was an American painter
, potter
and ceramist.
As a young woman Adelaïde became interested in the popular pursuit of china painting. She married Samuel E. Robineau of France in 1899, and in that year the couple launched Keramic Studio, a pioneering periodical for ceramic artists and potters. Adelaïde became interested in hand-crafting ceramics and in pursuit of advanced knowledge, spent some time under Charles Binns at Alfred University
.
She was on the staff of the art academy of People's University, an institution founded by Edward Gardner Lewis
in Missouri.
The photo shows her in 1910 the year she made her most famous pot "The Scarab Vase", which won international recognition. The following year Gardner went bankrupt.
Adelaïde taught ceramics at Syracuse University
from 1920-1929.
She is recognized as one the most important American ceramists of the late 19th and early 20th century American Arts and Craft Movement. Her work is noteworthy as she was one of the few women to make her pots "from clay to finish", whereas most of the other ceramist focused merely on painting the surface.
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
, potter
Pottery
Pottery is the material from which the potteryware is made, of which major types include earthenware, stoneware and porcelain. The place where such wares are made is also called a pottery . Pottery also refers to the art or craft of the potter or the manufacture of pottery...
and ceramist.
As a young woman Adelaïde became interested in the popular pursuit of china painting. She married Samuel E. Robineau of France in 1899, and in that year the couple launched Keramic Studio, a pioneering periodical for ceramic artists and potters. Adelaïde became interested in hand-crafting ceramics and in pursuit of advanced knowledge, spent some time under Charles Binns at Alfred University
Alfred University
Alfred University is a small, comprehensive university in the Village of Alfred in Western New York, USA, an hour and a half south of Rochester and two hours southeast of Buffalo. Alfred has an undergraduate population of around 2,000, and approximately 300 graduate students...
.
She was on the staff of the art academy of People's University, an institution founded by Edward Gardner Lewis
Edward Gardner Lewis
Edward Gardner Lewis was a flamboyant and controversial promoter, magazine publisher, political activist, and founder of two utopian colonies -- University City, Missouri, and Atascadero, California....
in Missouri.
The photo shows her in 1910 the year she made her most famous pot "The Scarab Vase", which won international recognition. The following year Gardner went bankrupt.
Adelaïde taught ceramics at Syracuse University
Syracuse University
Syracuse University is a private research university located in Syracuse, New York, United States. Its roots can be traced back to Genesee Wesleyan Seminary, founded by the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1832, which also later founded Genesee College...
from 1920-1929.
She is recognized as one the most important American ceramists of the late 19th and early 20th century American Arts and Craft Movement. Her work is noteworthy as she was one of the few women to make her pots "from clay to finish", whereas most of the other ceramist focused merely on painting the surface.