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	On April 4, 1910, the first kiln of high fire porcelains was fired at the Art Academy of the People's University. All the pieces on the tables came from that first kiln. The plate in the center was created by Taxile Doat to commemorate this event. The artists who gathered for a photograph include (left to right) Frederick H. Rhead, Samuel Robineau, Edward Gardner Lewis, Adelaide Alsop Robineau, Mabel Gertrude Lewis, Eugene Labarriere, George Julian Zolnay, Emile Diffloth and Taxile Doat. This photograph appeared in "The Woman's National Daily" on April 9, 1910.
	Taxile Doat, director of the ceramics division of the Art Academy of the People's University, posed for this photograph with two ladies. The ladies are not identified, but they were probably members of the American Woman's League. Members were welcome and frequently visited the Art Academy in University City.
	Edward Gardner Lewis convinced Adelaide Alsop Robineau, one of the most talented ceramic artists in America, to come to University City where she could teach and also experiment with new clays and glaze techniques. In this photograph, Mrs. Robineau is working on her famed scarab vase. In 1911 it was part of the collection sent to Turin, Italy to represent University City pottery. The collection was awarded the grand prize. Lewis reported that if a single piece could have won a prize, the scarab vase would have taken top honors.
	Frederick Hurton Rhead was one of the talented ceramic artists Edward Gardner Lewis hired to teach at the Art Academy of the People's University. He wrote the correspondence course materials for teaching studio pottery for the school. In this photograph he is in his studio in the Art Academy. A series of tiles and pottery examples, which may be student work, are on the table. His wife, Agnes Rhead, was also an instructor.
	World renowned ceramic artist Taxile Doat had been associated with the Sevres Manufactory in France for many years when Edward Gardner Lewis convinced him to come to University City. In this photograph, Doat is in his studio at the Art Academy. Several pieces of his work are on the table in front of him as well as on the table against the wall. One of his popular designs was the gourd vase.
	In 1912 when the People's University was closing, the Art Academy became more focused on the production of commercial ware and items that could be mass produced for sale. In this photograph Edward Gardner Lewis (standing left), founder of the Art Academy appears with associates (left to right, back) Frank Furman, an unidentified woman and an unidentified man. In front (left to right) are Mabel, his wife and an artist in her own right, and unidentified woman and Claudia Hazen White, Secretary of the Interior for the American Woman's Republic. The items on display are all made from molds and are awaiting decoration or glazing.
	An unidentified artist at work on a vase in one of the studios at University City Pottery. The figure on the table was made from a mold, and the vase may have been as well. By 1912, the staff at the Art Academy was more focused on the production of commercial ware and items that could be mass produced for sale, rather than on artistic development.
	This photograph appeared in "The Woman's National Daily" on December 15, 1910, with another of Edward Gardner Lewis' promotion ideas called the League's Christmas Tree. Vases, statues and other items produced by the artists and honor students, and even Lewis himself, were valued as "units," wrapped and marked. Each "unit" was equal to $10 in subscriptions submitted to the American Woman's League. Items on the table include many of George Julian Zolnay's sculpture reproductions, and some of honor student Caroline Risque's sculptures of children.
	This display of University City Pottery was set up for some unidentified event. All pieces are the work of Taxile Doat. The sign in front says" Academy of Art, University City, Missouri, founded by Mr. E. G. Lewis, Ceramic Division, Taxile Doat, Director, Assistants Mr. W. V. Bragdon."

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