Mark Bassett collects a variety of American potteries, including Cowan. He is the author of Cowan
Pottery and the Cleveland School, which he wrote with Victoria Naumann Peltz. The photos on this
page include examples of Cowan from Mark Bassett's personal collection.
This informational and interactive site on Cowan Pottery created by R. Guy Cowan is intended for use
by the public, educational institutions, American art pottery collectors, and pottery dealers.
The famous Jazz Bowl, created by Viktor Schreckengost while he was working at the Cowan Pottery Studio,
was commissioned by Eleanor Roosevelt. Here it is in the Cleveland Museum of Art.