Rudy Staffel
(1911 - 2002)
Light Gatherer Bowl, 1978
porcelain
Rudolf Staffel (1911-2002) was born in San Antonio, TX. Staffel studied under various artists, including Hans Hofmann and the Spanish painter José Arpa. In 1931 Staffel studied at the Art Institute of Chicago under Louis Ripman and Laura van Papelladam. In 1940 Staffel joined the Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, where he taught until his retirement in 1978. His magnificent porcelain works are in numerous museum collections including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY; Philadelphia Museum of Art; Smithsonian Museum of American Art, Washington, D.C.; the Houston Museum of Fine Arts; the Victoria and Albert Museum, London; Museum Boymans-van Beuningen, Rotterdam, and the Museum of Art and Design, Helsinki.
5 5/8 x 10 1/2 in. (14.29 x 26.67 cm.)
The Barbara and Ed Okun Collection

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