HOWARD PIERCE - RARE Horse with Flying Mane RARE

HOWARD PIERCE - RARE Horse with Flying Mane - 8 1/2" tall x 6" wide...aqua, gray, white speckle mane & tail...perfect condition. HOWARD PIERCE Stamp on the bottom of the leg. RARE

Howard Pierce (1912-1994) was a Claremont-based artist who later moved to Joshua Tree to build his own studio and draw inspiration from the desert landscape. He began his ceramic career under the mentorship of William Manker, a ceramicist known for founding a company that produced Mid-Century ceramics.

Living among the creatures he portrayed in his work, Howard Pierce exemplified the California artist mystique. His originality of style, designs, and glazes made Howard a nationally known ceramicist. His main medium was porcelain (clay, single firing), although he also worked in concrete, plastic, plaster, brass, pewter, drawings, and anything else he found around the house. Art was his life.