Finding Joel Pahl Dardis

Tag: Ceramics

  • Ceramics Critters, JFC, 1965

    Ceramics Critters, JFC, 1965

    We’re setting the clock back to 1965. Joel photographed the shaping and decorating of what appears to be ceramic face masks. He called them “Critters” by lack of a better word in his vocabulary I guess. There’s no information retained on the 4×5″ negative sleeve on the what, when, who and where. Just showing the…

  • Ceramics, Kodachromes, Nov 21, 1947

    Ceramics, Kodachromes, Nov 21, 1947

    These 12 Kodachrome slides have subject material that is mostly identical to the 20 press format negatives we covered under the box #31 blogspot. This also puts a Nov 21, 1947 date on this slide photography. Of course, these slides are color and give us more depth on how the ceramics looked like. But it…

  • Ceramics, Box 31, Nov 1947

    Ceramics, Box 31, Nov 1947

    This box presents a bit of a dilemma. “Art” is clear, the “November 21, 1947” date is clear, but there’s also a name and address on the box that makes it all hard to reconcile Oscar Galgiani, 165 E. Harding Way. Oscar Vincent Galgiani is indeed a renowned Stocktonian artist, and he did live at…