{"product_id":"howard-pierce-6-joshua-tree-studio-hand-signed-howling-coyote-matte-glaze-figurine","title":"Howard Pierce 6\" Joshua Tree Studio Hand Signed Howling Coyote Matte Glaze Figurine","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHoward Pierce was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1912. He attended the University of Illinois and the Chicago Art Institute. When Pierce relocated to Claremont, California he furthered his art education at Pomona College.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLater, he was approached by important California ceramist, William Manker, and was offered employment at his studio which lasted three years before venturing out on his own in a studio in 1941 in La Verne, California then later set up a business in Claremont in 1945.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAccording to Jack Chipman, “Pierce was one of the most original of the Southern California ceramists working commercially creating his stylized sculptures of birds, animals, and human subjects.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn 1968, he moved to Joshua Tree, California for semi-retirement.  Today, you can see many of his large than life size outdoor sculptures he created for various community organizations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHoward Pierce died in 1994.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis coyote figurine is pictured in the Collector’s Encyclopedia of California Pottery Second Edition by Jack Chipman on page 216.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIt is marked twice; hand signed by Pierce and marked with his stamp mark.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eExcellent condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFree shipping within the Continental US.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Designs \u0026 Finds by Alice","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40529450500178,"sku":"HowardPierceCoyote","price":225.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0054\/6013\/1955\/files\/PhotoRoom-20230908_125206.png?v=1694203148","url":"https:\/\/designsbyalicelowe.com\/products\/howard-pierce-6-joshua-tree-studio-hand-signed-howling-coyote-matte-glaze-figurine","provider":"Designs \u0026 Finds by Alice","version":"1.0","type":"link"}