Cowan Pottery Museum Associates

05/28/2026

Just sold, $6,400. including premium.

05/28/2026

During this year's Cowan Symposium the Cowan Pottery Museum Associates officially donated 4 bisque sports plates (fired but unglazed) designed by Viktor Schreckengost into the Cowan Pottery Museum collection. These pieces are an asset to the Museum's goal of telling the full story of Cowan's career and his efforts to revive his Studio's designs for a mass market during his time at Syracuse China Co.

05/12/2026

We hope you’ll join Elizabeth Greco — our favorite early American foodie — for this unique afternoon of history, food, and community on Saturday, June 7, at 2:00 p.m. at the Westlake Recreation Center.

Elizabeth always brings history to life in such a fun and engaging way. Guests will also enjoy samples of traditional colonial-era treats following the presentation.

Free to attend, but registration is required.
Call 216-848-0680 for more information

04/26/2026

04/04/2026

Inspiring awe & excitement, there's still time to register for the AAPA Convention in Philadelphia/Valley Forge. Full program & forms available right now at http://aapa.info

03/16/2026

✨ New in the Rocky River Historical Shop! ✨

How many of these Rocky River favorites do you remember?

Our new RR Landmark Sticker celebrates the places that helped shape our community—featuring beloved spots like Old River, Clock Tower, Beachcliff Theater, Old Town Hall, Greenhouses, and many more tucked inside the iconic RR shape.

Designed exclusively by lexicon.etc designs ltd for the Rocky River Historical Society, this 3” × 3” sticker is a fun little piece of hometown nostalgia.

Perfect for:
✔️ Laptops
✔️ Water bottles
✔️ Notebooks
✔️ Anywhere you want to show your Rocky River pride

Stop by our website or come to one of our upcoming events and grab one for yourself —or pick one up as a gift for a fellow River resident.

💬 Tell us in the comments: Which place on the sticker brings back the best memories for you?

https://www.rockyriverhistoricalsociety.org/shop

03/16/2026

ICADS invites you to join us on the hunt for the shape of Art Deco as a global celebration of World Art Deco Day! April 28th is known as Art Deco Day because it marks the beginning of the 1925 Paris Exposition of Decorative and Industrial Arts.

During the entire month of April, post your photos of the “elongated octagonal” shape that flourished in the years following the 1925 Paris exhibition - and tag us! Indeed, this shape, extremely popular at the Exposition des Arts Décoratifs, enjoyed enormous success worldwide in the second half of the 1920s, then gradually disappeared in the 1930s. It can be found in all areas: magazines, architecture, jewelry, furniture and beyond. Its success was such that in 1925, at the end of the exhibition, art critic, Antony Goissaud, asked: “After Ogival Architecture, will we have Octagonal Architecture?”

The idea behind this photographic safari, focused on this geometric shape, is to highlight this world wide trend that symbolized modernity and remains one of the most emblematic shapes of Art Deco. Show us what you’ve got in your city or what you’ve seen on your travels!

This image serves as an example of the shape in use.

03/16/2026

Don't miss our next Zoom lecture, Showcases of Art Deco: Art Workshops of the Great Parisian Department Stores on March 28!

Hear from Forney Library director Lucile Trunel, a specialist in decorative and graphic arts, about the remarkable role department stores’ art workshops played in shaping Art Deco design.

Presented live from Paris, this program explores the influential studios behind Primavera, Pomone, La Maîtrise, and Studium-Louvre, whose celebrated pavilions at the 1925 Exposition showcased the cutting edge of Art Deco style.
Whether you join us live or watch the recording later, this program is a must for lovers of Art Deco, design history, and Parisian culture.

03/13/2026

What a feast for the eyes... Russian Tamborine Player by Alexander Blazys.

02/26/2026

Mora's works are currently held or on display in 34 museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York (eight works) and the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Mora's works are also held by The Butler Museum of Art in Ohio, The Newark Museum, The Telfair Museum in Savannah, The New York Historical Society, The Museum of the City of New York, the Toledo Museum of Art, Yale University Art Gallery, The National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa, National Arts Club in New York. Phoenix Art Museum, The National Academy of Design in New York, San Diego Museum of Art, and many others.