Perceptions of Indigenous Art: 1930-1970
This is Part I of a series, “Towards an Understanding of Indigenous Images on Twentieth-Century Canadian Pottery.” Part II explores the period from 1970 to present and is available online at CanadaPottery.ca, as well as in print in Discovering ANTIQUES, Summer 2021. It will also be available soon at DiscoveringANTIQUES.com.”
Abstract: “Like many collectors, I considered the pieces of Canadian pottery in my collection with Indigenous images as lovely additions to that collection, adding interest and unique design to what many Canadians would consider a rather boring hobby – who collects Canadian pottery anyway? I didn’t start out to collect Canadian pottery – I just seemed to fall into it. For me, it was conducting research that led to this investigation into Indigenous images on the pottery in my extensive collection. I identified three main areas I wished to explore related to Indigenous images – those attributed to specific designers or artists on mainstream company pottery, those with no attribution, and those images created by Indigenous ceramic artists.”