Homer Laughlin

Homer Laughlin was a ceramicist (1843–1913). He was born at Little Beaver Creek.

Homer Laughlin in brief

Born: 1843
Died: 1913
Known for: ceramicist
Place of birth: Little Beaver Creek

Contents

Catalogued works
In public collections
Literature
Digitised editions and texts
Evidence base
Chronology
Sources

Catalogued works

1 work under this name is catalogued by Wellcome Collection.

Medawar, Sir Peter Brian (1915-1987), dated 1937-1991, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.

Wellcome Collection: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Homer Laughlin China Co., Oxford Art Online, 2018. Laughlin, Homer (China Company), The Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Design, 2016. "Reign of the Robots": The Homer Laughlin China Company and Flexible Mass Production, Technology and Culture, 1995. “Reign of the Robots”: The Homer Laughlin China Company and Flexible Mass Production, Technology and Culture, 1995. Gary Laughlin IHNS Intro to 2015 HPC Annual Report, 2015.

Digitised editions and texts

2 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.

ceramic_plate_07_cavalier_eggshell_homer_laughlin_K_55_N_5 (1965) — Internet Archive. China book. (1912) — Internet Archive.

Evidence base

This article draws on 4 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 4 means 4 genuinely separate publishers of record. 16 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

1843Homer Laughlin born at Little Beaver Creek.
1912China book. digitised by Internet Archive.
1913Homer Laughlin died.
1937Medawar, Sir Peter Brian (1915-1987) (Wellcome Collection).
1965ceramic_plate_07_cavalier_eggshell_homer_laughlin_K_55_N_5 digitised by Internet Archive.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

1.
"Reign of the Robots": The Homer Laughlin China Company and Flexible Mass Production, Technology and Culture, 1995
scholarly publication · Scholarly
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2.
“Reign of the Robots”: The Homer Laughlin China Company and Flexible Mass Production, Technology and Culture, 1995
scholarly publication · Scholarly
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3.
Homer Laughlin China Co., Oxford Art Online, 2018
scholarly publication · Scholarly
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4.
Laughlin, Homer (China Company), The Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Design, 2016
scholarly publication · Scholarly
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5.
Getty Union List of Artist Names 500334813, Homer Laughlin China Company.
authority file · Unverified · The Getty Research Institute
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6.
Internet Archive, 2 digitised items catalogued under Homer Laughlin as creator.
digital repository · Unverified
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7.
Wellcome Collection catalogue records 1 work naming Homer Laughlin.
museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection
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8.
“Homer Laughlin”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
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9.
Wikidata, structured authority record Q5890122: Homer Laughlin
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata
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