NEHMA | Collection - Paradoxical Chess Game

Paradoxical Chess Game
Circa 1990s

Porcelain
2.125 x 4.875 x 4.875 in.
Gift of Richard W. Gold from the Arthur J. Williams Collection
2024.12.23

This vessel exemplify signature features of Edward Eberle's work including influences from ancient Greek pottery. This bowl is adorned with a design reminiscent of a chessboard, encircled by a snake-like motif. Eberle’s decorations are typically created using terra sigillata painting and sgraffito techniques on porcelain.

Born in Tarentum, Pennsylvania, in 1944, Edward S. Eberle earned a bachelor’s degree from Edinboro State College, Pennsylvania, in 1967 and a Master of Fine Arts degree from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, New York, in 1972. From the mid-1970s until 1985 Eberle taught at the Philadelphia College of Art and Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, before dedicating himself fully to studio art. Eberle passed away in 2023.

Sara Eco Conti

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