- Sorcha Boru
Sorcha Boru (
13 April 1900 –30 January 2006 ) was the assumed or studio name of Claire Everett (née Jones) Stewart, a potter and ceramic sculptor. Most of her works include small items such as figurines, vases, planters and salt and pepper shakers, mostly done in the art deco style. One of her pieces includes an "Alice in Wonderland" chess set (1932).Stewart was born in
San Francisco, California and graduated from the Girls High School in San Francisco in 1919. She received a bachelor's degree in English from theUniversity of California Berkeley in 1924. In 1926, she married Ellsworth R. Stewart (1897 – 1971) whom she met while they were students at UC Berkeley.From about 1932 to 1939, Stewart had a studio at the
Allied Arts Guild inMenlo Park, California . From about 1940 to the mid 1950's, she had a studio at 430El Camino Real inSan Carlos, California with a production factory nearby in San Carlos, operated by her husband who made pieces using molds.Stewart's work has been exhibited at the
Whitney Museum of American Art (1937), theSan Francisco Museum of Modern Art (1935), theGolden Gate International Exposition (1939), the Syracuse (New York) Museum of Fine Arts, now theEverson Museum of Art (1936) andNorthwestern University Museum of Art inEvanston, Illinois .Stewart's works are held at the Everson Museum of Art, the
Oakland Museum and at theMuseum of San Carlos History in San Carlos California. She died inStockton, California .ource
*"The Potter's Art in California, 1885 to 1955", 1980, Hazel V. Bray
*"Carlmont Enquirer-Bulletin", 21 July 1982, Russel Estep (article)
*"Who's Who in American Art", 1985 (revised edition), Peter Hastings Falk
*"Artists in California, 1786 - 1940", 2002, Eden Milton Hughes
*Museum of San Carlos History, San Carlos, California (exhibit)
*"The New York Times", 15 April 1990, Harold C. Schonberg (antiques article)External links
* http://www.sancarloshistorymuseum.org
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