# Tamac Pottery > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Tamac_Pottery > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Tamac_Pottery.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamac_Pottery > Source revision: 1329323323 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American pottery company}} thumb|Tamac pottery, amoeboid-shaped plate and "one hander" cup thumb|Tamac pottery mark '''Tamac Pottery''' was a line of [mid-century modern](/source/mid-century_modern) ceramic glazed dinnerware that was manufactured in [Perry Oklahoma](/source/Perry%2C_Oklahoma) from 1946 to 1972. The stream-lined [biomorphic](/source/Biomorphism) pottery line included tableware and housewares. ==History== The Tamac pottery factory was located in a [quonset hut](/source/quonset_hut) in Perry, Oklahoma, that had previously been used during World War II by the military. The company was founded by Leonard Tate who grew up in Perry. After the war, he married Majorie Hemke [Tate]. Henry and Betty Macaulay joined the partnership in the Fall of 1946.{{cite web |title=Tamac Pottery |url=http://www.cherokee-strip-museum.org/Beers/Beers-19960613.htm |website=Cherokee Strip Museum |access-date=13 May 2022}} Marjorie Tate had been formally trained in art (sculpture and design) at [Brown University](/source/Brown_University).{{Cite web |title=Marjorie Tate |url=https://designedbywomen.org/en/designers/marjorie-tate |access-date=2025-12-25 |website=designedbywomen.org}} She later went on to design floor coverings before starting the pottery business with her husband Leonard. In 1952 the Tate's sold the factory business to Earl Bechtold and his wife. Their son, Earl Bechtold took over the business in 1960 who ran it until selling the operation to Joseph and Mary Hladik. Mary and her daughter, Lenita Moore ran the business until its closure in 1972.{{cite web |title=Tamac Pottery History |url=https://www.tamacpottery.com/history |website=Tamac Pottery |access-date=13 May 2022}} The irregularly-shaped glazed [earthenware](/source/earthenware) pottery was designed by Marjorie Tate, Leonard Tate, Betty Macaulay and Allen Macaulay. It has been exhibited in several museum exhibitions, including the ''Vital Forms: American Art and Design in the Atomic Age 1940–1960'' show at the [Brooklyn Museum](/source/Brooklyn_Museum) and the ''Hot Cars, High Fashion, Cool Stuff. Designs of the 20th Century'' exhibition at the [Dallas Museum of Art](/source/Dallas_Museum_of_Art). Tamac produced pieces in several glaze colors of which avocado green with dark green airbrushed trim is the most common; other colors include gray, raspberry, "butterscotch" (yellow), and the frosty line consisting of three colors: "frosty pine", "frosty fudge, and "frosty pink" with white trim. The biomorphic-shaped dinnerware included dishes, bowls, cup and saucers and serving vessels, as well as vases, candle holders and other accessories, such as decorative "wall pockets".{{cite news |title=Pink and green dinner plates show promise |url=https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2013/01/21/pink-and-green-dinner-plates-show-promise/61012920007/ |access-date=13 May 2022 |publisher=The Oklahoman |date=21 January 2013}}{{cite journal |last1=Rose-Shapiro |first1=Annette |title=Living with Art |journal=Modern Magazine |date=17 January 2017 |url=http://modernmag.com/living-with-art-2/10/ |access-date=13 May 2022}} Several department stores in the region carried the Tamac line of tableware.{{cite web |last1=Rostochil |first1=L. |title=The Funky Goodness of Tamac Pottery |url=https://okcmod.com/2015/11/the-funky-goodness-of-tamac-pottery/ |website=Oakie Mod Squad |access-date=13 May 2022}} ==Collections== Tamac pottery is held in the permanent collection of the Brooklyn Museum,{{cite web |title=Tamac Plate: Decorative Arts |url=https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/159740 |website=Brooklyn Museum |access-date=13 May 2022}} the Dallas Museum of Art,{{cite web |title=Art/Collection/8 results for Tamac Pottery |url=https://collections.dma.org/search/Tamac%20Pottery |website=Dallas Museum of Art |access-date=13 May 2022}} the [Indianapolis Museum of Art](/source/Indianapolis_Museum_of_Art),{{cite web |title=Tamac Pottery |url=http://collection.imamuseum.org/artwork/39069/ |website=Indianapolis Museum of Art |access-date=13 May 2022}} the [Boston Museum of Fine Arts](/source/Museum_of_Fine_Arts%2C_Boston),{{cite web |title=Tamac "Frosty Fudge" |url=https://collections.mfa.org/search/objects/*/Tamac |website=Museum of Fine Arts, Boston |access-date=13 May 2022}} and other institutions. ==See also== *[Frankoma Pottery](/source/Frankoma_Pottery) *[Eva Zeisel](/source/Eva_Zeisel) ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Further reading== * [https://books.google.com/books?id=lPhPAAAAMAAJ ''Vital Forms: American Art and Design in the Atomic Age, 1940-1960''], by Brooke Kamin Rapaport, Kevin Stayton, Paul Boyer, Paul S. Boyer, Brooklyn Museum of Art, Martin Filler, Mildred Friedman, Karal Ann Marling (2001), Harry N. Abrams Publisher, pages 155–157. * [https://books.google.com/books?id=jUtQAAAAMAAJ ''China and Glass in America, 1880-1980 From Table Top to TV Tray''], By Phyllis Bess, Tom Bess (1999), Schiffer Publishing, pages 466–467. * ''Mid-Century Modern Dinnerware: A Pictorial Guide, Red Wing to Winfield'', by Michael Pratt, Schiffer Publishing (2003) ppages 166–173. ==External links== * [https://www.tamacpottery.com Tamac Pottery website] * [http://www.tyleralpern.com/Tamac.html Image collection of Tamac Pottery] Category:Ceramics manufacturers of the United States Category:Companies based in Oklahoma Category:Mid-century modern Category:Design companies established in 1946 Category:1946 establishments in Oklahoma Category:American pottery Category:Individual patterns of tableware --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Tamac Pottery](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamac_Pottery) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamac_Pottery?action=history)). 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