Harris Strong was born in Waukesha, Wisconsin, in 1920. His aunt owned a greeting card company, and that influenced him to become an artist. He also had a strong scientific bent, so he was meticulous about the engineering of his tiles, which featured many innovations, when competitors were creating pie plates, in his dismissive works. During World War II, Strong was a cryptographer, working directly under General Douglas MacArthur. Afterward, he studied ceramics and the chemistry of ceramic glazes at North Carolina State University. Then he worked in Brooklyn, New York, at Kelby Pottery. Later, his own business took off. Strong had showrooms in Chicago, New York and Tokyo. He created a 30' long free-standing ceramic tile mural for the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City, which remains in place. One friend says he was the first to ever show art at a home furnishings show. He loved and sang Gilbert and Sullivan, collected stamps and played bridge. In 1970, Strong relocated to Trenton, Maine, but after a fire destroyed his glazes developed over 20 years, he shifted his focus to prints, serigraphs, woodcuts, etchings, engravings, collage and paintings. Strong died in 2006.
1950s Geometric Abstract Painting
Located in New Windsor, NY
A scintillating period Abstract Expressionist oil painting on masonite. A finely rendered piece that reveals a highly worked surface of the medium with brush stroke and palette knife...
Masonite, Paint
Peter Fiordalisi 1960s Abstract Painting
Located in New Windsor, NY
Signed lower left P. Fiordalisi (1904-?). Peter Fiordalisi was born in Union City, NJ and produced this fine abstract oil paint on canvas circa 1969. The artist uses segmented color,...
Canvas, Acrylic, Paint
1963 Bengt Berglund Porcelain Enamel Abstract Wall Hanging, Gustavsberg
By Gustavsberg, Bengt Berglund
Located in New Windsor, NY
Bengt Berglund for Gustavsberg, Sweden enamel wall hanging. Signed and dated on reverse, Gustavsberg 63 and front lower left corner. Green backgrou...
Metal, Enamel, Steel
Artist at Her Easel Painting by Floss Romm Dworkin
Located in New Windsor, NY
Backside view of a female artist at her easel. Concentrating on the work with paint brush or stylus in the right hand and her steadying left hand on her hip. Long dark hair over her ...
Paint
Paul Rotterdam Viennese Brutalist Abstract Painting, 1964
By (after) Gustav Klimt
Located in New Windsor, NY
Large Brutalist Period mixed media abstract painting on masonite by Paul Rotterdam. Fully signed, dated and titled on the reverse. Made in Vienna, Austria and dated 1964. Rotterdam's...
Wood, Masonite, Paint
Gretl and Leo Wollner for Knoll Road Tapestry
By Gretl and Leo Wollner, Knoll
Located in New Windsor, NY
Gretl and Leo Wollner screen print on cotton tapestry. Purples and brown on a white background. The tapestry retains its original paper tag, Road, 802. Circa 1972. Gretl and Leo Wol...
Cotton
Stunning Pair Monumental Harris Strong Tile Art / Abstract/cubist male & female
By Harris Strong
Located in Buffalo, NY
Stunning pair modernists c1950s Harris Strong composition in his most desirable cubist style. Each made of 12 high-fired, hand-painted ceramic tiles in tones of blue, ochre, yellow, ...
Ceramic, Pottery, Wood
MCM "Face" Mosaic on Board
Located in San Diego, CA
A real nice MCM "face"mosaic on board with dark blue background, circa 1970s. This well crafted piece is in good vintage condition and measures 13.75"W x 1.25"D x 14.25"H. Great colo...
Glass, Wood
Mid-Century Modern Glazed Ceramic Tile Art of a Japanese Woman 12 Tiles
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous depiction of a Japanese Geisha in a series of 12 ceramic tiles framed. Each tile is a work of art, beautiful lines and fabulous colors. Framed and matted. In excellent vinta...
Ceramic, Earthenware
1962 Signed Jordi Bonet Ceramic Tile Portrait Wall Art
By Jordi Bonet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Signed 1962 ceramic tile wall art by Jordi Bonet, measuring 6.25 x 6.25 inches. The tile features a hand-drawn two-figure portrait rendered in expressive gestural lines with warm bro...
Ceramic, Burlap, Wood
Harris G. Strong Ceramic MCM Female Figures Mosaic Tile Art Plaque 16"
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid century modern ceramic tile art by Harris G. Strong - depicts three female figures formed through four stained glass mosaic style tiles. Wood frame. Harris G. Strong was born Ju...
Ceramic
Modernist Horizontal Figurative Ceramic Tile Wall Hanging
Located in Delray Beach, FL
elegant, modernist figurative ceramic tile wall hanging hand-painted and glazed The tile framed on floating glass and a simple wooden frame. Actual tile size : 33”.75 x 8”75 x 0.5
Ceramic, Glass
