UND Pottery Collection
Artist Bio
Maude Olrich Wolf was born in Germany in 1882. She immigrated with her parents and siblings to the United States around 1901 and married her husband Benjamin Wolf in 1907. They spent the majority of their life in North Dakota where they owned a grain elevator.
She made this piece of pottery between the mid 1920s and the mid 30s. Although she did not attend UND traditionally, she most likely took a ceramics class as what was known then as a "special student." A "special student" was usually a person from the community that was not seeking a degree but wanted to take a course through the ceramics department. These classes were very popular with women from the community who were homemakers.
Preview
Years Attended School
Between 1925-30s
Size
W: 8" D: 4 3/4"
Date of Work
1920s-30s
Description
Ceramic ombre vessel that transitions in color from dark blue to maroon or red.
Art Descriptors
Ceramic, Vessel, Clay, Pottery
UND Seal
Yes
Cable Seal
No
Identifying Markings
The bottom is signed by the artist as M.O. Wolf
Condition
Excellent
Status
Stored: S3B
Location
UND Art Collections Repository
Recommended Citation
Wolf, Maude Olrich, "Ombre Blue and Red Vessel" (2024). UND Pottery Collection. 2443.
https://commons.und.edu/pottery/2443
Rights
Images are provided for educational purposes only and may not be reproduced for commercial use. Images may be protected by artist copyright. A credit line is required to be used for any public non-commercial educational purpose. The credit line must include, “Image courtesy of the University of North Dakota.”