Julia Edna Mattson

JULIA EDNA MATTSON  (d.1967) Grand Forks, ND
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA Grand Forks, ND

Vase c. 1913-1920

Earthen-ware with blue-green glaze, incised with lime-green linear decoration

Marks: University of North Dakota, Made at School of Mines, Barclay, Grand forks, ND (Cobalt blue seal), JM (Julia Mattson)

For more information see: Barr, Paul E. North Dakota Artists. Grand Forks: University of North Dakota Library, 1954; Miller, Don. University of North Dakota Pottery: The Cable Years. Grand Forks: University of North Dakota Visual Arts Dept., 1999; Palmer, Bertha Rachael. Beauty Spots in North Dakota. Boston: Bruce Humphries, Inc., 1939

H: 3 5/8″ x Dia: 5 1/4″

Price: $3,250

Julia Edna Mattson worked as an instructor and later as Assistant Professor in the University of North Dakota’s Ceramic department between the years 1924-1963. Her designs reflect an interest in the Arts and Crafts movement in America and American Indian pottery. Early UND pottery is characteristic of the Arts and Crafts and Art Nouveau movement. The decoration of this vessel recalls the graphic designs found on Indian basketry as well as the Prairie School windows of Frank Lloyd Wright.