Laura Ann Fry painted a white chrysanthemum design, a favorite of hers, on this lovely bowl that is in the Art Museum’s permanent collection. Fry, a pioneering female artist, helped bring international fame to Cincinnati’s Rookwood Pottery. She eventually headed Purdue’s Art Department, which became a national leader in ceramics programs. And always, she was a booster for other women artists.

Rookwood Bowl, 1885, Laura Anne Fry (American, 1857 - 1943), ceramic, 5" X 7.5" X 7.5", Art Museum of Greater Lafayette, 1984.23