Elena Netherby
Netherby, who studied at Mills with F. Carlton Ball starting in 1939, co-founded the Mills College Ceramics Guild. She is known for perfecting high-fire reduction glazes, such as the sang-de-boeuf glaze, of which this is a particularly large example.
![Elena Netherby, Vessel top detail, 1960s, California Visionaries: Seminal Studio Craft, Featuring Works from the Forrest L. Merrill Collection](https://www.craftinamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/P1000693edit.jpg)
![Elena Netherby, Vessel base detail, 1960s, California Visionaries: Seminal Studio Craft, Featuring Works from the Forrest L. Merrill Collection](https://www.craftinamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/P1000699edit.jpg)
![Elena Netherby, Vessel, 1960s, California Visionaries: Seminal Studio Craft, Featuring Works from the Forrest L. Merrill Collection](https://www.craftinamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/P1000694edit.jpg)