Feb 7th - Mar 7th, 1997
Close to three years ago, the Gallery Committee brainstormed with passionate enthusiasm for a theme show which would entice, excite and surprise artists and audience alike. We felt inspired that the historic, ever-present utility of the paring of Salt and Pepper could lead to flights of fancy and the "unexpected", as well as variations of the recognizable visual vocabulary of artists whose work rarely, if ever, is functional. Our expectations have been exceeded: the exhibition illustrates a measure of the breadth of "possibilities" which artists invent, attain and share, joyously!
-Gail Brown, Gallery Committee Chair
Featuring works by Wesley Anderegg, Dan Anderson, Marilyn Andrews, Doug Baldwin, Barry Bartlet, Mary Jo Bole, Jill Bonovitz, James Brasshear, Mark Burns, Cathy Butterly, Nancy Carman, Keith Chervenak, Sara Brooks Clark, John de Fazio, Kim Dickey, Barbara Diduk, Paul Dresang, Jill Engel, Madelon Galland, Vicente Garcia, Arthur Gonzales, Chris Gustin, Leah Hardy, Magdalena Hefetz, Jason Hess, John Hopkins, Leroy Johnson, George Johnson, Thomas Kerrigan, Phyllis Kloda, Bruce Metcalf, Ron Myers, Keisuke Mizuno, Judy Moonelis, Justin Novak, Daniel Orr, Anne Perrigo, Monika Roer, Katharina Rooney, Elyse Saperstein, Takumi Sato, Anne Shatas, Pat Stern, Lizbeth Stewart, Ian Symons, Claudia Tarantino, Hirotsune Tashima, Timea Tihanyi, Dal Troyer, Matt Wilt, Bruce Winn, Paula Winokur, Robert Winokur, Sybille Zeldin, and Arnie Zimmerman
Wesley Anderegg
Medium & Materials:
Ceramic
Measurements:
6.5"x3"x3"
Date:
1996
Description:
Courtesy: The Works Gallery
Dan Anderson
Medium & Materials:
Ceramic
Measurements:
8"x4.5"x4"
Date:
1996
Description:
Courtesy: The Works Gallery
Marilyn Andrews
Medium & Materials:
Handbuilt Stoneware
Measurements:
10.5"x5"x5"
Date:
1996
Doug Baldwin
Medium & Materials:
Ceramic
Measurements:
16"x19"x1"
Date:
1996
Barry Bartlet
Medium & Materials:
Terra cotta
Measurements:
8.5"x4"x8.5"
Date:
1996
Barry Bartlet
Medium & Materials:
Terra cotta
Measurements:
8.5"x4"x6"
Date:
1996
Mary Jo Bole
Medium & Materials:
Ceramic
Measurements:
5"x4"x2.5"
Date:
1996
Jill Bonovitz
Medium & Materials:
Ceramic
Measurements:
3.25"x2.25"x2.25"
Date:
1996
James J. Brasher
Medium & Materials:
Wood Fired Stoneware
Measurements:
5.5"x8.5"x3.5"
Date:
1996
Mark Burns
Medium & Materials:
Ceramic
Measurements:
6"x6"x5"
Date:
1997
Description:
Courtesy: Helen Drutt Gallery
Nancy Carman
Medium & Materials:
Low fire w/underglaze & glaze
Measurements:
9.5"x21"x4.75"
Date:
1997
Description:
Courtesy: Helen Drutt Gallery
Keith Chervenak
Medium & Materials:
Raku Fired Clay
Measurements:
10"x6"x4"
Date:
1996
Sara Brooks Clark
Medium & Materials:
Clay w. Wire & Nails
Measurements:
4"x4.5"x4.5"
Date:
1996
John de Fazio
Medium & Materials:
Glazed Earthenware w. Lacquer
Measurements:
4"x4"x2.5", 4"x3"x3"
Date:
1996
Kim Dickey
Medium & Materials:
Porcelain
Date:
1997
Barbara Diduk
Medium & Materials:
Ceramic & Sheet Metal
Measurements:
9"x6"x3.5"
Date:
1996
Barbara Diduk
Medium & Materials:
Ceramic & Sheet Metal
Measurements:
10.5"x6"x3.5"
Date:
1996
Paul Dresang
Medium & Materials:
Wood Fired Porcelain
Measurements:
6"x6"x6"
Date:
1997
Jill Engel
Medium & Materials:
Ceramic, Low Fire
Measurements:
4"x5.5", 4"x5.5"
Date:
1996
Madelon Galland
Medium & Materials:
White Earthenware w. Glazes
Measurements:
6"x5.5"x3"
Date:
1996
Vicente Garcia
Medium & Materials:
Clay & Stainless Steal
Measurements:
12"x6"x6"
Date:
1996
Leah Hardy
Medium & Materials:
Earthenware w/ slips, glaze, lustre & copper
Measurements:
7"x6"x1.5"
Date:
1997
Description:
Courtesy: The Works Gallery
Magdalena Hefetz
Medium & Materials:
Stoneware
Measurements:
4"x4"x4"
Date:
1996
Jason Hess
Medium & Materials:
Wood Fired Stoneware
Measurements:
4.5"x8"x5"
Date:
1996
Jason Hess
Medium & Materials:
Reduction Cooled Stoneware
Measurements:
5"x3"x3"
Date:
1996
John Hopkins
Medium & Materials:
Porcelain
Measurements:
4"x3"x1"
Date:
1996
John Hopkins
Medium & Materials:
Porcelain w. Celadon
Measurements:
4"x3"x1"
Date:
1996
Leroy Johnson
Medium & Materials:
Earthenware w. Lustre & Glazes
Measurements:
6.25"x2"x2.75", 5.5"x2"x3"
Date:
1996
George E. Johnson, Jr.
Medium & Materials:
Ceramic
Measurements:
4"x7.5"x3.5"
Date:
1996
Karen Karnes
Medium & Materials:
Ceramic
Measurements:
12"x16"x16"
Date:
1995
Description:
Was not displayed with rest of exhibition
Thomas Kerrigan
Medium & Materials:
Porcelain
Measurements:
9.5"x2.25"x2.25"
Date:
1995
Phyllis Kloda
Medium & Materials:
Earthenware, Majolica & China Paint
Measurements:
7"x6.75"x6"
Date:
1996
Ron Meyers
Medium & Materials:
Earthenware
Measurements:
3.5"x4.5"x5", 3"x4.5"x4.5"
Date:
1996
Keisuke Mizuno
Medium & Materials:
Porcelain
Measurements:
3"x5"x4"
Date:
1996
Judy Moonelis
Medium & Materials:
Clay
Measurements:
4.25"x3"x4.5"
Date:
1997
Justin Novak
Medium & Materials:
Ceramic
Measurements:
5"x3"x3"
Date:
1996
Daniel Orr
Medium & Materials:
Ceramic
Measurements:
9.5"x4"x4"
Date:
1996
Monika A. Roer
Medium & Materials:
Clay w. Glaze & Lustre, Rhinestones
Measurements:
8"x7"x2", 8"x5"x2"
Date:
1996
Katharina Rooney
Medium & Materials:
Salt Fired Porcelain
Measurements:
4"x6"x4.5"
Date:
1996
Elyse Saperstein
Medium & Materials:
Earthenware w. Glaze
Measurements:
3.5"x11.25"x4.25"
Date:
1996
Takumi Sato
Medium & Materials:
Stoneware W. Oxides
Measurements:
3.25"x3.5"x2.75"
Date:
1996
Anne Shatas
Medium & Materials:
Enamels on Clay & Neon
Measurements:
8"x11"x7"
Date:
1996
Pat Stern
Medium & Materials:
Earthenware
Measurements:
4.5"x2.5"x2.5"
Date:
1996
Ian Symons
Medium & Materials:
Earthenware w. Colored Glazes
Measurements:
7"x8.5"x6"
Date:
1996
Claudia Tarantino
Medium & Materials:
Porcelain w. Underglaze & China Paint
Measurements:
2.25"x5"x2.5"
Date:
1996
Hirotsune Tashima
Medium & Materials:
Stoneware
Measurements:
7"x5"x5.5", 7"x5"x4"
Date:
1996
Timea Tihanyi
Medium & Materials:
Salt Fired Stoneware
Measurements:
11.5"x3.75"x3.75", 12"x3.5"x3.75"
Date:
1995
Dal Troyer
Medium & Materials:
Ceramic
Measurements:
6"x5"x5"
Date:
1996
Matt Wilt
Medium & Materials:
Reduction Cooled Stoneware
Measurements:
7"x8"x3"
Date:
1996
Bruce Winn
Medium & Materials:
Ceramic
Measurements:
7.5"x5.5"x4.5" (x2)
Date:
1997
Paula Winokur
Medium & Materials:
Porcelain
Measurements:
5"x7"x9.5"
Date:
1996
Description:
Courtesy: Helen Drutt Gallery
Robert Winokur
Medium & Materials:
Earthenware
Measurements:
7.5"x10"x3"
Date:
1996
Description:
Courtesy: Helen Drutt Gallery
Sybille Zeldin
Medium & Materials:
Majolica Glazed Terra Cotta
Measurements:
11"x5"x7"
Date:
1996
Arnold Zimmerman
Medium & Materials:
Ceramic
Measurements:
8.5"x3.5"x3", 8"x2.75"x2.5"
Date:
1996
In 1858 John Mason (of fruit jar fame) changed the social status of salt at the dinner table with the invention of the contemporary salt shaker. Prior to that salt cellars were found primarily in the homes of the elite. Since then Salt and Pepper shakers have only grown in popularity. After World War II shakers became popular collectibles among working class Americans.
Many companies encouraged this by producing numerous variations on a theme, such as the State Shakers by Parkraft which presented the 50 states (the first edition only had 48) as shaker sets. Each state had a representative item as its partner shaker: Alaska was partnered with an igloo, North Carolina with a pack of cigarettes, Pennsylvania with the Liberty Bell.
Kitsch, or Novelty, Shaker Collectors thrive on possessing many different varieties on a theme. Many companies produced sets of animals or vegetables with human characteristics and a humorous nature. Pigs are one of the more commonly collected creatures, although cat shakers are so popular that there is a national club of collectors of Feline Salt & Pepper shakers alone!
Many thanks to Harry Anderson, Jeanne Jaffe, and Jane Lipton for the use of their collections, as well as their knowledge and love of the field.
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