Mid 20th century, tapered round ceramic bowl, with applied polychrome salt glaze, incised signature to underside.

2 1/2 x 6 in.

Private Collection, Durham, North Carolina

Mary and Edwin made individual works and often worked collaboratively throughout their 69 year marriage. Mary became an expert on the potter’s wheel, throwing thin earthenware pots, while Edwin decorated the works using motifs that reflected his interest in spirituality and anthropology. In 1968 the Scheiers retired and spent nearly a decade in Oaxaca, Mexico. Imagery from this experience began to appear on their works from this period and later. They lived and worked in Green Valley, Arizona for the remainder of their lives.
Their works are included in numerous museum and private collections, such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York; Museum of Arts and Design, New York, New York; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts; Museum of Modern Art, New York, New York; among numerous others.

Good estate condition.