Matthew Adams Alaska Series Dish - Inuit

Matthew Adams was an American designer and ceramicist known for his rustic aesthetic and narrative-driven pottery. Emerging in the 1950s, Adams collaborated with Sascha Brastoff on the “Alaska Series,” a distinctive line of ceramics commissioned initially by a Juneau trading post catering to the postwar tourism boom. Adams’s contributions to the series—featuring hand-painted depictions of Alaskan wildlife, Inuit culture, and remote frontier life—reflected his skillful blend of folkloric storytelling and modern form.

Crafted in glazed stoneware with a vibrant glacier-blue to ivory ombré finish, this boomerang-shaped dish showcases a finely hand-painted Inuit figure reclining amid stylized linear accents that evoke drifting snow. Its gently curved walls and smooth surface blend functional design with mid-century modern elegance.

Details:

• Material glazed stoneware in glacier-blue to ivory ombré
  
• Part of the Alaska Series produced circa 1950s
  
• Measures approximately 9″ long by 6″ wide by 2″ deep
  
• Excellent vintage condition
  
• Signed Matthew Adams