Artists Barn California Pottery Pot Holder Birds Hook Red Christmas Kitchen Vtg

• The Artists' Barn birds pot holder hook
• Red & green hand-painted ceramic
• Vintage 1950s
• Crazing
• 3" L x 2" W x 4 1/4" H
• Unmarked
• Made in Fillmore, California, USA

The Artists' Barn pot holder birds wall-hanging double hook, with festive, red birds sitting on a green leaf! A sweet, little piece of California Pottery that is perfect for Christmas. This piece is unmarked, but I've found identical pieces with The Artists' Barn copyright stamped on them.

For many years the Hinckley's Artists' Barn, which was converted from a barn to a residence and studio in 1936, served as an art center for Ventura County. It was featured in a Life magazine article in 1936. One wall, called The Famous Artists' Wall, has 10-inch squares that were painted by professional artists who visited the site. When there was no more room on that wall for distinguished visitors' paintings and signatures, the squares were continued across an adjacent wall. The barn regularly served as a Lyceum of the arts.