Mary K. Grant | |
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| Born | Ethel May Kubishta April 21, 1902 New York City |
| Died | April 8, 1975 (aged 72) |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Ceramic art |
Mary K. Grant, (born Ethel May Kubishta) (April 21, 1902 – April 8, 1975) was an American industrial designer. Grant is known for her ceramic designs for Franciscan Ceramics manufactured by Gladding, McBean & Co. Grant designed several fine china and earthenware shapes for Gladding, McBean. Grant designed the American Franciscan dinnerware shapes for Desert Rose, Apple, and Ivy. Grant's Franciscan fine china shape Encanto was chosen by the Metropolitan Museum of Art for good design in 1951.[1]
- ^ Page, Bob; Frederiksen, Dale (1999). Franciscan An American Tradition. Greensboror, NC: Replacements, LTD. p. 255. ISBN 978-1889977072.