Rookwood and the American Indian by Anita Ellis and Susan Labry Meyn

The Rookwood Pottery Company's fascination with the American Indian is a rich and intriguing story.  It involves the interplay of a female entrepreneur, her business manager and premier artists and educators--all entwined in the nation's policies reflect a contradictory attitude of exploitation and sympathy toward the first Americans.  In the end, masterpieces of art pottery depicting noble Indians were created,