Rare, Curious Jerry Rosse, Greenwich Village, Pottery Mug with Face, c. 1950s terra cotta 5 3/4" across with handles

5 3/4" across with handles

giving the piece a great  sweetness and tenderness

inexpensive frame measuring 11”x14”

" These Wilson Walkies would become very popular over the next ten years until ceasing production one year after Wilson's death in 1948

Rare, Curious Jerry Rosse, Greenwich Village, Pottery Mug with Face, c. 1950s terra cotta 5 3/4" across with handlesWhen I found this mug I would have guessed it was made just a few years ago it's in perfect condition, and seems to me really contemporary. But with a little research I've learned that the Rosse who signed the underside was Jerry Rosse, a largely self taught artist who established a pottery studio and gallery in the basement of a Greenwich Village brownstone during the depression, and went on to gain a fair amount of acclaim. (It is noted on a website