Boehm - The Syracuse University Art Galleries

Boehm - The Syracuse University Art Galleries

Syracuse University Art Galleries
THE
EDWARD MARSHALL BOEHM
COLLECTION
OF
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY
Syracuse University Art Galleries
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Syracuse University gratefully acknowledges the gifts of Mrs. Edward Marshall Boehm,
and Edward Marshall Boehm, Inc. which have made this collection possible.
We are deeply grateful also to those collectors who have aided us by their additions to
the basic collection; and to those whose generosity has made possible this publication.
GIFT TO SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY
THE WORK OF EDWARD MARSHALL BOEHM
A COLLECTION OF AMERICAN HARD~PASTE PORCELAINS BY EDWARD MARSHALL BOEHM
The special clays which, when subject to intense heat, produce the fragile translucent
and delicate ware which we now call porcelain have been a subject for admiration and
study for thousands of years. Ever since the first pieces were brought from China to
Europe in the fifteenth century, western civilization has been fascinated by the myriad
beauties and possibilities of porcelain. Its creation includes something of mystical
alchemy, and immense technical competence. It is a craft which demands of its prac~
titioners untold professional devotion and great artistry.
The techniques needed for building porcelain ware offer the artist an arduous, often
heartbreaking, lengthy and difficult procedure. The resulting product, however, when
raised to the highest level of professional ability is so exciting, so delicate in shape,
color, and texture as to be one of the most rewarding art forms known to mankind. In
the world of art and art collectors, the name of Edward Marshall Boehm has come to
represent that rare and unusual combination of artistic genius and technical excellence
which is required for the mastery of the porcelain medium.
In the history of porcelain the name of Boehm must remain on a level with those of
the Ming Dynasty, of the Rennaissance, Della Robbia, or Meissen. During the short
productive span of his life this artist produced porcelain birds and animals which have
no peer. Among the number of pieces represented in the magnificent gift to Syracuse
University by Mrs. Edward Marshall Boehm are some of the earliest and experimental
works of her late husband. Included are a number of the early bisque and transparent
glaze animals, as well as many of the pieces which first brought recognition to the artist.
There are also many of the beautiful birds in their natural setting which have brought
to Boehm porcelain the admiration of museums and heads of state. In addition to these
pieces given by Mrs. Boehm, a number of additional birds have already been given by
collectors who have generously added work from their own collections.
It is hoped that the Syracuse Collection will eventually include a complete range of all
the Boehm production. The School of Art and Syracuse University are indeed honored
to be the repository of the work and papers of this great artist.
PRESENTED IN HIS HONOR BY EDWARD MARSHALL BOEHM, INC.
1969
SUBJECT
FINISH
SIZE
Glazed, brindle
Glazed, brindle
Glazed, black
Glazed, brown and white
Glazed, decorated
Glazed, harlequin
Glazed, decorated brindle
Glazed, white
Glazed, decorated
Glazed, white
Glazed, brindle and white
Glazed, black and tan
Glazed, white
Bisque, decorated
Glazed, decorated
Bisque, decorated
9" x 8Yz"
5" x 4Yz"
6Yz" x 5"
6Yz" x 5"
7" x 6,Y4"
127
DOGS
Boxer (large)
Boxer (small)
American Cocker
American Cocker
Wire-Haired Terrier
Dane (reclining)
Dane (reclining)
Poodle (large)
Beagle
Bull Terrier
Bull Terrier
Dachshund
Collie
Whippets (pair)
Dalmation "Mike"
Basset Hound
123
CATS
Cat with Kittens
Bisque, white
5" x 4"
201
204
204
HORSES
Percheron Stallion
Colt
Colt
Bisque, white
Bisque, white
Glazed, palomino
5%/1 x 6,Y4/1
5%" x 6,Y4/1
HALLMARK
NUMBER
101
102
104
104
105
Syracuse University Art Galleries
August L. Freundlich
Dean, School of Art
Syracuse University
106
106
III
113
115
115
116
118
120
126
10"x5Yz"
10"x5Yz"
9/1 x7%"
7/1 x 6)~"
9Yz" x 7Yz"
9Yz" x 7Yz"
9" x 5"
10"x8Yz"
7" x 5%"
3"xl,Y4"
7" x 5%"
12"x9,Y4"
400~01
Western Bluebirds with
Wild Yellow Azaleas
17Y2" X 20"
~
IJ
403
404
404
405
405
406
408
Wood Duck
Leghorn (pair)
Leg horn (pair)
Red-Breasted Grosbeak
Red-Breasted Grosbeak
Mallards (pair)
Canada Geese (pair)
Glazed, decorated
Bisque, decorated
Bisque, white
Bisque, white
Bisque, decorated
Bisque, decorated
Bisque, decorated
409
Ring-Necked Pheasants
Bisque, decorated
412
415
417
423
427
438
441
442
443
448
458
463
Chick
Cardina1. female
Macaws (pair)
Black-Tailed Bantam (female)
Downy Woodpeckers
Black-Capped Chickadee
Black-Throated Blue Warbler
Fledgling Eastern Bluebird
Mourning Doves
Fledgling Goldfinch
Fledgling Crested Flycatcher
Ptarmigans (pair)
Glazed, decorated
Bisque, decorated
Bisque, white
Bisque, decorated
Bisque, decorated
Bisque, decorated
Bisque, decorated
Bisque, decorated
Bisque, decorated
Bisque, decorated
Bisque, decorated
Bisque, decorated
470
479
481
486
Mountain Bluebird
Fledgling Great-Horned Owl
Varied Bunting
Green Jays (pair)
Bisque,
Bisque,
Bisque,
Bisque,
decorated
decorated
decorated
decorated
489
493
497
498
400-01
400-02
400-03
Blue Grosbeak
Road Runner
Common Tern
Young American Bald Eagle
Western Bluebirds
Verdins
Black-Headed Grosbeak
Bisque,
Bisque,
Bisque,
Bisque,
Bisque,
Bisque,
Bisque,
decorated
decorated
decorated
decorated
decorated
decorated
decorated
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CATTLE
301
302
302
Hereford Bull
Angus Bull
Angus Cow
Bisque, decorated
Bisque, decorated
Bisque, white
] O~" x 5Yz"
x5"
8~" x 5"
8~"
SHEEP
305
Lamb
\ij
Bisque, decorated
7Yz" x 4~"
Bisque,
Bisque,
Bisque,
Bisque,
54" x 25"
4" H
5" H
5" H
BIRDS
401
403
403
Ivory-Billed Woodpecker
Canvasback Duck
Wood Duck
Wood Duck
:~t
decorated
decorated
white
decorated
51/ H
81/ H
8" H
61/ H
6" H
111/ x 12"
Male: 7Y2" x 7~"
Female: 5Y2" x 7~/I
Male: 8" x 13"
Female: 9" x 7"
3Y2"H
I0Yz" x 7"
9/1 H
13" H
13" x 5Yz"
9" x 5Yz/l
lOYz" x 5"
4Yz" x 3Yz"
14" x 10"
4Yz" x 3%"
6/1 x3~"
Male: 14" x I0Yz"
Female: 7Yz" x 9~"
12" x 15"
7" x 5"
23" x 14"
Male: 18"x12"
Female: 14" x 10"
ll"xlO"
14" x 20Yz"
16" x 12/1
9Yz" x 6"
17Yz" x 20"
8%" x6"
10"x14Yz"
497
Common Tern
16" x 12"
WILD LIFE
506
507
508
509
510
511
513
514
Lion Cub
Lion
Tiger
Rabbit (flowers on ribbon)
White Mouse. preening
Field Mouse with Vetch
Chipmunk. standing
Chipmunk, preening
Glazed, decorated
Glazed, decorated
Glazed, decorated
Bisque, decorated
Bisque, decorated
Bisque, decorated
Bisque. decorated
Bisque, decorated
5" x 4Yz"
15" x 6"
15" x 6"
5" x 4"
2Yz" H
4Yz"H
3Yz"H
3" H
486
RELIGIOUS SUBJECTS
605
605
607
607
608
611
614
615
615
618
Madonna, medium
Madonna, medium
St. Joseph
St. Joseph
Guardian Angels (pair)
Alba Madonna & Child (white base)
Immaculate Conception
Infant of Prague,...-.; Latin
Infant of Prague,...-.; Byzantine
Pope Pius XII, bust (large)
Green Jays with Persimmons
Glazed. white
Glazed, decorated
Glazed, white
Glazed, decorated
Bisque, white
Bisque, white
Bisque. white
Bisque, white
Bisque, white
Bisque, white
6Y4"H
6Y4" H
15" H
15" H
7" H
8" H
12" H
10" H
10" H
14Yz/l H
Swan (small)
Swan (large)
Fluted Grecian Vase
Ming Bowl Centerpiece
Oval Fluted Centerpiece (small)
Oval Fluted Centerpiece (large)
Bunny Box with Carrots
Grape Jewel Box
French Cachette
Perfume Bottle
Bunny Milk Mug
French Fluted Vase
French Fluted Vase
Bisque, white
Bisque, white
Bisque, white
Bisque, white
Bisque, white
Bisque, white
Glazed, decorated
Bisque, white
Bisque, white
Glazed, yellow body
Glazed, decorated
Bisque, white
Glazed, white
4Yz" x 4"
8" x 7"
10" H
4Y4" x 8YzII diam.
11" x 3"
15Yz" x 7Yz"
5" x 4"
5" x 2Yz"
7" x 5Y4"
5/1 H
3Y4"H
10Yz" H
l0Yz" H
742
747
749
750
753
754
755
765
768
773
774
775
778
780
Dolphin Shell Vase
Basket Centerpiece
Tulip Dinner Bell
Tulip Vase
Fluted Urn
Round Fluted Ash Tray (small)
Clover Cigarette Box
Muffineer
Clover Ash Tray
Traditional Centerpiece
Candlestick,...-.; Traditional
Modern Centerpiece
Fluted Shell (large)
Cherub Nut Dish
Oval Fluted Candlestick
Tulip Vase (large)
Tulip Vase (large)
Tulip Vase (large)
Muffineer (large)
Muffineer (large)
Large Round Fluted Ash Tray
Round Fluted Ash Tray
Boehm Name Plates
Edward Marshall Boehm Orchid
Glazed, white
Bisque, white
Bisque, white
Bisque, white
Glazed, white
Glazed, decorated
Glazed, decorated
Bisque, white
Glazed, decorated
Bisque, black trim
Glazed, white
Glazed, white
Bisque, white
Bisque. white
Glazed, white
Bisque, decorated
Bisque, ground color body pink
Glazed, decorated
Glazed, white
Glazed, white and pink
Bisque, white
Bisque, white
Bisque, decorated
Bisque, decorated
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DECORATIVE ITEMS
701
702
703
704
705
706
715
717
718
720
735
738
738
Male: 18" x 12"
Female: 14" x 10"
400~08
7Yz" H
15" x 3"
4" H
4Y4" H
4" H
3" diam.
5" H
5/1 H
4" diam.
15" x 3"
4" H
II" x 4"
7" H
5" x 11"
3YJ" x 3"
II" H
II" H
11" H
12" H
12" H
4" diam.
3%" x I"
3Yz" x 2"
PITCHERS
Tulip Pitcher
Grape Pitcher
Grape Pitcher
Tulip Pitcher
802
803
803
806
Glazed, decorated
Glazed, purple grapes
Glazed, blue grapes
Glazed, white
6Yz"H
Glazed, decorated
Glazed, white
Glazed, white
2Yz"H
5/1 H
4Yz"H
Bisque, white
Bisque, decorated
Glazed, white
7/1 x 5Yz/l
7~" x 3Yz"
16" H
8Yz"H
8Yz"H
7Yz"H
DINNERWARE
Holly Cup
Rose Sugar Bowl
Rose Creamer
805
811
812
FIGURINES
Neptune with Sea Horse
Apollo
Quan Yin
901
905
906
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ADDITIONS TO THE COLLECTION
HALLMARK
NUMBER
SUBJECT
FINISH
SIZE
421
Song Sparrows (pair)
Bisque, decorated
Male: 17/1 H
Female: 17" H
Mrs. Mary G. Roebling
Trenton, New Jersey
460
Sugarbirds
Bisque, decorated
25Yz" x 11/1
Dr. & Mrs. Bernard Ranis
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
483
Catbird
Bisque, decorated
14Yz" x 7Yz"
Coleman E. Adler & Sons, Inc.
New Orleans, Louisiana
612
St. Francis of Assisi
Bisque, white
12Yz" H
Mr. & Mrs. O. H. Delchamps,'Sr.
Mobile, Alabama
618
Pope Pius XII Bust
Bisque, white
7Yz" H
Dr. Samuel S. Mandel
Great Neck, 1.1., New York
DONATED BY
Syracuse University Art Galleries
Syracuse University School of Art I November. 1970