KERAMIC STUDIO 
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ISABELLE C. KISSINGER 
THE CHICAGO ART ASSOCIATION 
r I ''HE Chicago Ceramic Art Association held its 24th Annual 
A Exhibition of over-glaze decoration at the Art Institute 
of Chicago, from October 12 to November 15, 1916. During 
the past year a study course comprising lessons in design for 
beginners, and criticisms on china in process of decoration, 
has offered unusual advantages to ceramic-workers and at- 
tracted a number of new members. It is a matter of regret 
that with all the good work done in design fewer pieces than 
usual were finished for the exhibition, but the high standard 
of workmanship was maintained; in fact each year shows an 
improvement in execution and in appreciation of the appro- 
priate in design. 
As in former years, prizes were offered by those interested 
in the success of ceramic art, the competition being open to 
all club-members. The A. H. Abbott prize was offered this 
year for the best collection of pieces by one exhibitor; the Burley 
ISABELLE C. KISSINGER 
Barley & Co. Prize 
& Co. prize for the most appropriate design on tableware and 
the Hasburg Gold Prize for the most artistic use of Phoenix 
Gold. The last named prize was given to Mrs. Anne T. Brown 
for a square box decorated in Roman, white and green golds 
with nasturtium lustre background; the design showed a con- 
ventional flower in medallion form, outlined in black. The 
technique was flawless. Other good pieces by Mrs. Brown 
were a large Belleek bowl with a border in green and blue 
enamel combined with gold, attractive for its simplicity and 
nice proportions; a handled bowl, in tan, green and soft red; 
six small faience bowls in blue and green enamel; a well de- 
signed box with black bands in a geometric arrangement, and 
several good pottery pieces. 
Mrs. Isabelle C. Kissinger was awarded the Burley & Co. 
prize for a Belleek luncheon set, the decoration consisting of 
medallions, panels and sprays of interpretative flower and 
bird forms carried out in one shade of blue enamel with accents 
of green and orange. The set was noticeable for its quaintness 
and for the interesting variation of the design, no two pieces 
ANNE T. BROWN 
Hasburg Gold Prize (Box) 
MARY E. HIPPLE 
A. H. Abbott Prize 
