Beverage Server and Cover

Description

Arthur Pulos designed this server for the 1958 Brussels World’s Fair, describing it as “a coffee pot that could also double as a pitcher with a side handle on it.” Pulos trained as a potter and metalsmith in the late 1930s and worked as an instructor in aircraft design and engineering for the armed forces during World War II. This beverage server unites traditional craft materials—here, sterling silver and ebony—while the smooth, undecorated surface reflects the streamlined aesthetics of industry.

Provenance

The artist, Syracuse, NY, until; sold to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1985.

Beverage Server and Cover

Arthur Jon Pulos

1956

Accession Number

104351

Medium

Silver and ebony

Dimensions

24.1 × 14 × 19.1 cm (9 1/2 × 5 1/2 × 7 1/2 in.)

Classification

vessel for serving drinks

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Purchased with funds provided by Marilyn and Thomas L. Karsten in honor of her parents, Gertrude and Perry S. Herst