Hannah Borger Overbeck

American, 1870 – 1931

Hannah Borger was one of The Overbeck Sisters, four women potters and artists of the Arts and Crafts Movement who worked in Indiana

Hannah initially studied photography with her older sister, Ida, before attending Indiana State Normal School (present-day Indiana State University) in Terre Haute, Indiana. After her graduation from college in 1894, Hannah taught school for a year in Clinton, Indiana, but ill health forced her to return home.

Hanna was a skilled sketch artist, who also painted with watercolors. From 1904 to 1916 she contributed designs to Keramic Studio. At the Overbeck pottery studio Hannah and her sister, Mary Frances, were primarily responsible for the pottery's decorative designs. Her original design motifs were inspired from nature. She also made hand-formed pottery without the use of a potter's wheel. Chronic neuritis during the final years of her life made it difficult for Hannah to hold a pencil and draw, but she continued to work on designs until her death on August 28, 1931.

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Tulip Tree

Tulip Tree (circa 1915)

Hannah Borger Overbeck (American, 1870 – 1931)

Pitcher Plant

Pitcher Plant (circa 1915)

Hannah Borger Overbeck (American, 1870 – 1931)

Platanus Occidentalis (Sycamore)

Platanus Occidentalis (Sycamore) (circa 1915)

Hannah Borger Overbeck (American, 1870 – 1931)

Poet’s Narcissus

Poet’s Narcissus (circa 1915)

Hannah Borger Overbeck (American, 1870 – 1931)

Prairie Rose

Prairie Rose (circa 1915)

Hannah Borger Overbeck (American, 1870 – 1931)

Purple Stylized

Purple Stylized (circa 1915)

Hannah Borger Overbeck (American, 1870 – 1931)

Red Bud (in Gray)

Red Bud (in Gray) (circa 1915)

Hannah Borger Overbeck (American, 1870 – 1931)

Sneeze Weed

Sneeze Weed (circa 1915)

Hannah Borger Overbeck (American, 1870 – 1931)

Spring Beauty

Spring Beauty (circa 1915)

Hannah Borger Overbeck (American, 1870 – 1931)

Sultana

Sultana (circa 1915)

Hannah Borger Overbeck (American, 1870 – 1931)

Sunflowers (possibly Jerusalem Artichoke)

Sunflowers (possibly Jerusalem Artichoke) (circa 1915)

Hannah Borger Overbeck (American, 1870 – 1931)

Touch Me Not

Touch Me Not (circa 1915)

Hannah Borger Overbeck (American, 1870 – 1931)

Trillium Erectum

Trillium Erectum (circa 1915)

Hannah Borger Overbeck (American, 1870 – 1931)

Pink Roses on Terracotta Color Ground

Pink Roses on Terracotta Color Ground (circa 1915)

Hannah Borger Overbeck (American, 1870 – 1931)

Vase with Blackeyed Susans

Vase with Blackeyed Susans (circa 1915)

Hannah Borger Overbeck (American, 1870 – 1931)

Vase with Yellow Flowers

Vase with Yellow Flowers (circa 1915)

Hannah Borger Overbeck (American, 1870 – 1931)

Velvet Weed

Velvet Weed (circa 1915)

Hannah Borger Overbeck (American, 1870 – 1931)

White Narcissus with Gray Accents

White Narcissus with Gray Accents (circa 1915)

Hannah Borger Overbeck (American, 1870 – 1931)

Yellow and Orange Flower.

Yellow and Orange Flower. (circa 1915)

Hannah Borger Overbeck (American, 1870 – 1931)

Yellow and Orange Flower

Yellow and Orange Flower (circa 1915)

Hannah Borger Overbeck (American, 1870 – 1931)

Yellow Daylily

Yellow Daylily (circa 1915)

Hannah Borger Overbeck (American, 1870 – 1931)

Zinnia

Zinnia (circa 1915)

Hannah Borger Overbeck (American, 1870 – 1931)

Bowl; ‘Farewell Summer’ Design

Bowl; ‘Farewell Summer’ Design (circa 1915)

Hannah Borger Overbeck (American, 1870 – 1931)

Claret Pitcher-Christmas Rose

Claret Pitcher-Christmas Rose (circa 1915)

Hannah Borger Overbeck (American, 1870 – 1931)

Sugar Bowl. Conventional Orange Blossoms

Sugar Bowl. Conventional Orange Blossoms (1915)

Hannah Borger Overbeck (American, 1870 – 1931)

Delphinium

Delphinium (circa 1915)

Hannah Borger Overbeck (American, 1870 – 1931)

Amaryllis

Amaryllis (circa 1915)

Hannah Borger Overbeck (American, 1870 – 1931)

Aster on Green Ground

Aster on Green Ground (circa 1915)

Hannah Borger Overbeck (American, 1870 – 1931)

Beef Begonia

Beef Begonia (circa 1915)

Hannah Borger Overbeck (American, 1870 – 1931)

Bell Flower

Bell Flower (circa 1915)

Hannah Borger Overbeck (American, 1870 – 1931)

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