Item 11677
 
Coming to you from Doc's Crocks is this Colorful and Rare Pitcher by the Noted Potter, Everette Busbee.
 
Everette Busbee (1943-2020) was a Renaissance man with degrees in English, zoology, art, and ceramics.  He was most active in making pottery in the mid-to-late 1980's. He is known for wood-fired stoneware and low-fired earthenware.  His pottery is found in both simple earth tones and in brightly colored pieces inspired by Spanish pottery of the Renaissance.  His pottery is found in the New Orleans Museum of Art; Gardiner Museum, Toronto; Scripps College, Claremont, CA; Nora Eccles Harrison Museum  of Art, Logan, UT; San Angelo Museum of Fine Art, TX; and the Kamm Teapot Foundation, Statesville, NC.  
 
For more on his works, see www.themarksproject.org/marks/busbee.  
 
This pitcher recently emerged from a very long time in storage.  It is one of his largest and most colorful pieces to come to light to date.  It is an exquisitely potted bird with a long beak spout, fish for wings, and elaborate decoration in green, yellow, and black.  It is signed under the belly, "Busbee '88." Stands 14" tall.
 
Exceptional Condition.  As made.  No damage of any kind.
 
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