Zsolnay Ceramic Factory Pécs, Hungary Vase About 1906 Porcelain with luster and other glazes Designed by Sándor Hidasy Pilló or Terez Mattyasovszky 12-3/4 inches high, 9-3/4 inches in diameter Gift of the Decorative Arts Council 94.36

Resources on the World Wide Web

http://www.mtesz.hu/scitech/history/landmark/wartha.htm

Art History and Process, High school reading level, Page with Picture and Biography of Vince Wartha, Chemist for the Zsolnay Factory

http://www.zsolnay.com/history.html

Art History, High reading level, The Zsolnay Factory's web site listing the history of the factory

http://www.drawrm.com/ztilemus.htm

Art History, High reading level, The Zsolnay tile factory Museum site, includes pictures of Zsolnay and links to other ceramic and Zsolnay related sites

Resources in Print

Éri, Gyöngyi and Zsuzsa Jobbágyi. A Golden Age: Art and Society in Hungary, 1896-1914, trans. Zsuzsa Béres and Peter Doherty. Miami: Center for the Fine Arts, 1990.

Melani, Alfredo. "Hungarian Art at the Milan Exhibition." International Studio 29, no. 116 (October 1906): 300-309.

Miklós, Pál. Hungarian Art Nouveau. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, 1977.

 

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