Jar, Water

Object number2009.29.1 a-c

Date2008-2009

OriginBraddock, PA

Mediumearthenware with clay slip and ceramic overglaze

Credit LineGift of Braddock Carnegie Arts Program and Pure Water for All

DescriptionWater dispenser and filtration unit.Dimensions20.5 x 18 in. (52.1 x 45.7 cm)
Marks(b)
Applied decal label on inside of lid reads: "Jeffrey Schwarz
(c)
Stamped into rim of filter cone:"Braddock Carnegie Arts"; hand-written in ink: "G111.5"
Historical NotesFilter cone produced by Braddock Carnegie Arts Program; water jar hand-built by Jeffrey Schwarz. Ceramic water filter and receptacle made at the Braddock Carnegie Art’s Program by Jeffrey A. Schwarz Jr., a local ceramics artist, for Pure Water for All. Potters for Peace, an international organization of ceramic artists set up in 1986 to help Nicaraguan potters find a market for their wares, started the water filter program. Braddock native Richard Wukich, a ceramics professor at Slippery Rock and member of Potters for Peace, set up the studio in Braddock with the help of former students such as Schwarz. It is the first ceramic water filter studio in North America.

Related person Richard Wukich

Related institution Pure Water for All

Related institution Potters for Peace

Related institution Slippery Rock University

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