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 Owens
Pottery was founded by J.B. Owens in 1885.
Owens began producing art pottery in 1896 with
the introduction of the Owens Utopian line. Many
of the now famous names in the American art pottery
history were at some point associated with Owens
Pottery. These names include W. A. Long, Frank
Ferrell, Karl Langenbeck, John J. Herold, Herb
Hugo, Albert Radford, and John Lessell.
During its art pottery days between 1896 and
1907, Owens Pottery produced over 48 distinct
art pottery lines. It is widely believed that
Owens
pottery introduced more new lines during this
period than any of the firm's competitors. Owens
most popular art pottery lines include Utopian,
Lightweight, Lotus, Henri Deux, and Matte Green.
Art pottery produced by Owens won national acclaim
and many national awards. The highest quality
Owens rivals the art pottery produced by competing
firms including Rookwood,
Roseville,
and Weller.
Many, to this date, believe Owens Pottery remains
undervalued in comparison to its better known
competitors.
Owens
pottery ceased art pottery production in 1907.
Sources indicate Owens may have continued production
on his own for another few years. After stopping
art pottery production, Owens focused on producing
tiles as the J.B Owens Floor & Wall Tile Co.
Owens went out of business around 1929.
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