About The Artist:
Michael Powolny
MICHAEL POWOLNY, born on the 18.9. 1871 in Judenburg (Styria), Austria. After the apprenticeship as a potter, Powolny attended 1891-1894 the School for Potter-industry in Znaim. 1894-1901 Viennese School of Applied Arts in Vienna (Kunstgewerbeschule) (O. König, A. Strasser), 1903-1906 at F. Metzner. 1906 foundation of the "Viennese Ceramics" with Bertold Löffler), from 1907 the "Viennese Ceramics" purchasing community with the WIENER...
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About The Medium:
Ceramic
A solid material comprising an inorganic compound of metal, non-metal or ionic and covalent bonds. Common examples are earthenware, pottery, porcelain, and brick.