MARSHALL STUDIOS - Fountain Photos

Gordon Martz and Jane Marshall met while students at the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred, NY. In 1951, they joined Marshall Studios in Veedersburg IN, begun by Jane's grandmother Jessie Talbot Marshall in 1922 and incorporated in 1929 and operated by the family, including Jane's father Nicholas Marshall and her mother Grace, originally to produce lampshades and woodwork. For the next 38 years, the Martzes at Marshall Studios designed and produced a wide variety of functional ceramic housewares including stoneware lamps, dishes, and tiles. The bodies of their ware were formed by slip-casting, ram pressing, or jiggering, and the pieces were hand decorated. Their work was recognized by a design award from the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, which also has some of their work in its permanent collection. - from Ann Martz - thanks so much