File ID	f091p0009
Creator	Taylor, Eugene
Date.Digital	2002-06-17
Date.Original	1910-1911
Description	Edward Gardner Lewis convinced Adelaide Alsop Robineau, one of the most talented ceramic artists in America, to come to University City where she could teach and also experiment with new clays and glaze techniques. In this photograph, Mrs. Robineau is working on her famed scarab vase. In 1911 it was part of the collection sent to Turin, Italy to represent University City pottery. The collection was awarded the grand prize. Lewis reported that if a single piece could have won a prize, the scarab vase would have taken top honors.
Source	Photograph, surface worn lower right, 9.40" by 7.57"
Subject	Art Academy Building-Interior (University City, Mo.)
Subject	University City (Mo.)--Pictorial Works
Subject	University City Pottery (University City, Mo.)
Subject	Art Academy (University City, Mo.)
Subject	People's University (University City, Mo.)
Subject	Robineau, Adelaide Alsop, 1865-1929
Subject.Keyword	Art pottery
Title	Adelaide Robineau working on her scarab vase