Frederick Hurten Rhead

A Rhead vase. A similar vase sold for $516,000 on 10 March 2007 at the Rago Arts and Auction Center, a record amount for a piece of American art pottery.[1]

Frederick Hurten Rhead (1880–1942) was a ceramicist and a major figure in the Arts and Crafts movement. A native of England, he worked as a potter in the United States for most of his career. In addition to teaching pottery techniques, Rhead was highly influential in both studio and commercial pottery. He worked for the Roseville Pottery, established his own Rhead Pottery (1913–1917), and in 1935 designed the highly successful Fiesta ware for Homer Laughlin China Company.

Today, Rhead's work is displayed in major art museums.

  1. ^ "Antique Trader News, March 21, 2007". Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 27 April 2007.