Frances’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.
Carousel Tray
Frances Higgins (American, 1912–2004) Michael Higgins (American, born England, 1908–1999) Probably for Dearborn Glass Company (American, founded 1921) Bedford Park, Illinois
Buttercup Bowl
Plate
Frances Higgins (American, 1912–2004) Michael Higgins (American, born England, 1908–1999) Chicago
Bowl
Frances Higgins (American, 1912–2004) Michael Higgins (American, born England, 1908–1999)
Platter
Sofa
Workshop of Michael Allison (American, 1773–1855) New York
Spring Rains
Victor Higgins (American, 1884–1949)
Library Ladder
William France (born England, 1759–1838) London Made for Badminton House, Badminton, Gloucestershire, England
Brilliant Gloom
Michael Raedecker Dutch, born 1963
Interior at Nice
Henri Matisse French, 1869–1954
For Sunday's Dinner
William Michael Harnett (American, born Ireland, 1848–1892)
Nothing is Enough
Frances Stark American, born 1967
Just Dessert
One at the Time
Michaël Borremans Belgian, born 1963
Rocking Chair
Made by Jacob And Josef Kohn Austria, Vienna
Ballet of the Left-Handed Piano
Michael Hurson American, 1941–2007
Hyperpyron (Coin) of Andronicus II Palaeologus and Michael IX
Byzantine
Apollo Granting Phaeton Permission to Drive the Chariot of the Sun
Johann Michael Rottmayr (Austrian, 1654–1730)
Diana and Endymion
Neues Bild-und Musterbuch (New Picture and Sample Book)
Johann Michael Kirschbaum (German, active c. 1771) Germany