Gorky Gonzalez Majolica Plate - 8 1/2 Diameter

Gorky Gonzalez, born in 1939 in Morelia, Mexico, dedicated his studies to the arts. In the 1960s, he focused on reviving traditional Colonial Majolica, a double-glazed pottery with roots in Italy and the Spanish colonial era. Gorky saw traditional Majolica as a lost art significant to the cultural heritage of the region. In 1965, he and his wife Toshiko established a ceramic workshop devoted exclusively to traditional Majolica. Nearly half a century later, the principles of quality and authenticity are still central to Gorky Gonzalez Traditional Pottery. Today, Gorky Pottery is recognized as a leading ceramic studio in Mexico, and in 1992, Gorky received Mexico's National Award of Science and Arts for Popular Art and Traditions.