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Salmagundi Library Mug with Genius Uncovering the Source of Inspiration to the Poet

Salmagundi Library Mug with Genius Uncovering the Source of Inspiration to the Poet

Charles Xavier Harris

The Salmagundi Club was originally founded as a sketch club in 1871. Members gathered regularly to socialize and critique each other’s work. They mounted exhibitions of members’ artwork and maintained a library. Between 1899 and 1924, the club hosted an annual fundraiser for the library where they hosted a dinner and auctioned off twenty-four mugs painted by members. The mugs were made by member and ceramicist Charles Volkmar. The mugs capitalized on the popular interest in hand-crafted decorative arts and often featured whimsical subjects.
Artist
Charles Xavier Harris
(American, 1856 – 1936)
Title
Salmagundi Library Mug with Genius Uncovering the Source of Inspiration to the Poet
Date
1905
Medium
Oil on unglazed ceramic
Dimensions
6 x 5 1/2 x 4 5/8 in. overall
Credit
Gift of D. Frederick Baker from the Baker/Pisano Collection
Accession No.
2020.47.9
Classification
Ceramics
Geography
United States

Related

Sold by Gem Antiques (New York, NY) to D. Frederick Baker (New York, NY); 2020, gifted to the Chazen Museum of Art

  • Shelton, William Henry. "The Unique Art Sale of America." Brush and Pencil 15.4 (April 1905): 245-50. p. 248, illus.

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