(1900–2006), born in San Francisco, California, was the assumed or studio name of Claire Everett Stewart (Claire Stewart), a potter and ceramic sculptor. Sorcha Boru’s ceramic artwork includes small figurines, vases, planters, and salt and pepper shakers, mostly done in the art déco style. Sorcha is most known for an “Alice in Wonderland” ceramic chess set.
Claire Everett (née Jones) Stewart (13 April 1900 – 30 January 2006), a potter and ceramic sculpture, went by the name of Sorcha Boru, which was her assumed or studio name.
The majority of her work consists of little items such as figurines, vases, planters, and salt and pepper shakers, all of which are done in the Art Deco design style.
One of her pieces is a chess set inspired by the novel “Alice in Wonderland” (1932). The English pronunciation sounds like (pronounce via web browser at): https://www.howtopronounce.com/sorcha-boru
Her hometown is San Francisco, California, where she was born and raised. She graduated from the Girls High School of San Francisco in 1919. In 1924, she graduated with honors from the University of California, Berkeley, with a bachelor’s degree in English.
She married Ellsworth R. Stewart (1897 – 1971), whom she met while both were students at the University of California, Berkeley, in 1926.
Sorcha Boru’s Career
Stewart maintained a studio in the Allied Arts Guild in Menlo Park, California, from around 1932 to 1939. From approximately 1940 to the mid-1950s, she maintained a studio at 430 El Camino Real in San Carlos, California, as well as a production plant nearby in San Carlos, which was controlled by her husband and which produced items using molds.
Legacy and Museums
Several institutions, including the Whitney Museum of American Art (1937), the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (1935), the Golden Gate International Exposition (1939), the Syracuse (New York) Museum of Fine Arts, now the Everson Museum of Art (1936), and Northwestern University Museum of Art in Evanston, Illinois, have featured Stewart’s artwork.
Stewart’s works are on display at the Everson Museum of Art in San Carlos, California, United States, USA, as well as the Oakland Museum and the Museum of History in Oakland. 105 years old. She died in the city of Stockton, in the state of California. Her artworks are also advertised on many popular auction and online sell websites. Most all items seem to be selling for a reasonable price with money back guarantees. This of course what I would expect for ceramics molded in this category. There is not much as of to date on Sorcha and as a result still leaves a lot of unanswered questions.
Art Deco Style
French art deco, sometimes known as Deco, is a style of visual arts, architecture, and design that emerged soon before World War I and has since spread around the world. This movement impacted the design of buildings, furniture, jewelry, fashion, automobiles, movie theaters, railroads, ocean liners, and other commonplace items such as radios and vacuum cleaners, among others. Exposition Internationale des arts decorations et industries Modern (Modern Art) (International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts), which took place in Paris in 1925, gave the city its name, which is an abbreviation for Arts decorations (decorative arts).
It combines contemporary designs with high craftsmanship and a variety of luxurious materials. During its peak, it signified elegance, glamour, exuberance, and a firm belief in the advancement of social and technological advancement.
The bold geometric forms of Cubism and the Vienna Secession; the vibrant colors of Fauvism and the Ballets Russes; the updated craftsmanship of the furniture of the eras of Louis Philippe I and Louis XVI; and the styles of China and Japan, India, Persia, ancient Egypt, and Maya art were all influences on the development of Art Deco. It was made of rare and expensive materials like as ebony and ivory, and it was crafted with amazing detail. The Chrysler Building, as well as other skyscrapers in New York City constructed throughout the 1920s and 1930s, are considered being monuments to the design.
During the Great Depression of the 1930s, Art Deco became more modest in its expression. New materials, such as chrome plating, stainless steel, and plastic, have been introduced. This style evolved into a sleeker version, known as Streamline Modern, that appeared in the 1930s, and featured curved forms and gleaming, polished surfaces. Art Deco is considered being one of the first international styles, but its dominance came to an end with the outbreak of World War II and the advent of the strictly practical and unadorned styles of modern architecture, as well as the International Style of architecture, which came afterward.
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