Photo: TMP
Photo: TMP
Photo: TMP
Photo: TMP

Pair of Cups and Saucers

USA, 1900
American Museum of Ceramic Art (AMOCA)
Date acquired:
Materials:
Earthenware
Form - Functional: N/A
Form - Sculptural: N/A
Method:
Thrown and Altered
Hand-Built
Surface Technique: N/A
Kiln Type: N/A
Glazes:
Glaze
William Brouillard

William Brouillard is known for functional work that references the 16th?century Italian maiolica tradition of vibrant colored and decorated earthenware pottery. Brouillard replaces historical patterns with objects reduced to pattern. Images of turn of the century technology (the Machine Age) and the old steel making district in Cleveland, Ohio are personal favorites.

One form used repeatedly by Brouillard is the platter. Frequently infused with humor, the platters that are large scale giving them a sense of overblown importance, are meant to be viewed from a distance, to be hung on wall or used on table. Brouillard follows the traditions of the Palace Art Pots made to demonstrate wealth and power, to tell a story, commemorate an event or a person; the Fish Platters a staple of the Neo Arts and Crafts Movement of the 1950s and 60s; and the one-line visual and verbal Pun, Platters of the ceramic Funk Movement.

American Museum of Ceramic Art (AMOCA)

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Last updated: April 22, 2026

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