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This time we’ll explore how a man in poor health came to Colorado Springs and left his mark in pottery clay.
Artus Van Briggle had a significant impact on the Art Nouveau movement in the United States, and his pottery is foundational to American Art Pottery.
Van Briggle’s declining health brought an abrupt end to his early career in Cincinnati. He suffered from tuberculosis, and like thousands of other victims of the disease, received advice that Colorado’s dry and sunny climate might improve his lungs.
Although he was a talented painter who had displayed and won awards in Europe, from 1899 until his death Artus devoted himself almost exclusively to the craft and art of pottery.
Van Briggle's Art Nouveau designs and distinctive matte glazes were awarded high honors from prestigious sources, including the Salon (Paris Salon) 1903/04 [started in 1667, running for 236 years at that point]
Lets listen in on a conversation I had with Caroline Vulgamore and George Eckhardt who have great interest in Van Briggle pottery.
Van Briggle festival at Colorado College 2016
