Ceramic vase by Katherine Choy. Blue glaze with incised design around the entire piece. 1950s. Signed Choy.
Condition: Excellent with no chips, cracks or repairs.
Dimensions: 5” Diameter x 4.25” High
Katherine Poyu Choy (1929–1958) immigrated to the United States from Hong Kong in 1946. She attended Wesleyan College in Georgia before moving to California. At Mills College in Oakland, CA she studied pottery with F. Carlton Ball and Antonio Preito . While in the Bay Area, she collaborated with Jade Snow Wong. Choy would go onto to study with Maija Grotell at the Cranbrook Academy of Art. In 1952 Choy became the director of ceramics at Newcomb College in New Orleans. In 1957 she founded the Clay Art Center in Port Chester, NY.
Exhibitions:
Katherine Choy: Radical Potter in 1950s New Orleans was held at the New Orleans Museum of Art, May 6th, 2022 - April 16th, 2023
Katherine Choy Ceramics and Jade Snow Wong Enamels was held at Manitoga / The Russel Wright Design Center in 2023. Curated by James Zemaitis, independent Design Curator and Director of Museum Relations, R & Company and Allison Cross, Executive Director, Manitoga / The Russel Wright Design Center.
Ceramic vase by Katherine Choy. Blue glaze with incised design around the entire piece. 1950s. Signed Choy.
Condition: Excellent with no chips, cracks or repairs.
Dimensions: 5” Diameter x 4.25” High
Katherine Poyu Choy (1929–1958) immigrated to the United States from Hong Kong in 1946. She attended Wesleyan College in Georgia before moving to California. At Mills College in Oakland, CA she studied pottery with F. Carlton Ball and Antonio Preito . While in the Bay Area, she collaborated with Jade Snow Wong. Choy would go onto to study with Maija Grotell at the Cranbrook Academy of Art. In 1952 Choy became the director of ceramics at Newcomb College in New Orleans. In 1957 she founded the Clay Art Center in Port Chester, NY.
Exhibitions:
Katherine Choy: Radical Potter in 1950s New Orleans was held at the New Orleans Museum of Art, May 6th, 2022 - April 16th, 2023
Katherine Choy Ceramics and Jade Snow Wong Enamels was held at Manitoga / The Russel Wright Design Center in 2023. Curated by James Zemaitis, independent Design Curator and Director of Museum Relations, R & Company and Allison Cross, Executive Director, Manitoga / The Russel Wright Design Center.
