White Cloud Farms Pottery, also referred to as White Cloud Pottery, was a 20th-century American ceramics studio (1924–1957) located in Rock Tavern, New York, Orange County, some 65 miles north of Manhattan.
The pottery and tile production was one part of the Bacher family's White Cloud Farms business corporation which also produced apples, poultry, and livestock.The pottery was an important manufacturer of decorative American art pottery and tiles, marketed nationally by influential wholesalers, in New York City by art galleries, and locally at the farm's studio.To date, two articles and a website provide most information about the Bacher family and their ceramics venture.[1][2][3] The writer of these articles, researcher and collector Stephen Visakay, was answering the 1988 challenge of pottery marks expert Lois Lehner to find information on White Cloud Farms pottery: "I would give a great deal to have the whole story. Information was very scarce."[4]
- ^ Visakay, Stephen (June 24, 2021). "White Cloud Faience Tile: 1924-1958". www.tileheritage.org. Tile Heritage Foundation. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
- ^ "White Cloud Farms Pottery, Rock Tavern, New York". www.facebook.com/WhiteCloudFarmsPotteryRockTavernNewYork/. Retrieved 21 October 2023.[self-published]
- ^ Visakay, Stephen (July 2006). "The Curious Story of the Most Famous Unknown Pottery Company in America: White Cloud Farms, Inc., Rock Tavern, New York". Journal of the American Art Pottery Association. 22 (4): 7–12.
- ^ Lehner, Lois (1988). Lehner's Encyclopedia of U.S. Marks on Pottery, Porcelain & Clay (1st ed.). Padukah, KY: Collector Books, Schroeder.