The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 18, 2025

Dancer

1927
maker

Cowan Pottery Studio

(America, Rocky River, Ohio, 1920–1931)
model by

Alexander Blazys

(American, born Russian Empire [now Lithuania], 1894–1963)
America, Ohio, Cleveland
mold-made ceramic, glazed
Overall: 27.9 cm (11 in.)
Educational Purchase Fund 1927.65
Location: Not on view
  • Purchased from Cowan Pottery Studio.
  • Cowan Potters, Inc. Entry Card to 1927 May Show. Cleveland Museum of Art May Show Records, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives. archive.org
    Hawley, Henry. “Cowan Pottery and the Cleveland Museum of Art.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 76, no. 7 (September 1989): 238–263. Mentioned and reproduced: p. 244-245, fig. 5 www.jstor.org
  • Cleveland Art Comes of Age: 1919-1940. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 28-September 10, 1989).
    The May Show: 9th Annual Exhibition of Works by Cleveland Artists and Craftsmen. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 27-June 5, 1927).
  • {{cite web|title=Dancer|url=false|author=Cowan Pottery Studio, Alexander Blazys|year=1927|access-date=18 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1927.65