vase, Marie Levering Benson

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Marie Levering Benson, vase
Marie Levering Benson, vase
Marie Levering Benson
vase
circa 1910
Marie Levering Benson
1877–1958
vase, circa 1910
Where object was made: United States
Material/technique: pottery; earthenware
Dimensions:
Object Height/Width (Height x Width): 25.8 x 18.9 cm
Object Height/Width (Height x Width): 10 3/16 x 7 7/16 in
Credit line: William Bridges Thayer Memorial
Accession number: 1928.3646
Not on display
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Archive Label 2001: Made from locally available clays and decorated with distinctive red glazes, Benson's "Kanza Ware" is named after the indigenous people of northeast Kansas. Benson studied art at Newcomb College in New Orleans and taught ceramics and design at the University of Kansas from 1909 to 1920.