Dee ihe ọzọ maka paragraf a - Artus Van Briggle biri na Colorado Springs na 1899 mgbe o guzobesịrị onwe ya dị ka onye na-ese ihe a ma ama na Rookwood Pottery nke Ohio. Ya na Anne Louise (née Gregory), nwunye ọhụrụ ya, Artus malitere inyocha ụdị Art Nouveau n'ihe ndị ha na-eme n'ite ụrọ, na-adọta onyinye na otuto site n'aka ndị ọrụ nka America na Europe. Ọ bụ ezie na ọ bụ onye na-ese ihe nwere nkà nke gosipụtara ma merie ihe nrite na Europe, site na 1899 ruo mgbe ọ nwụrụ, Artus raara onwe ya nye ihe fọrọ nke nta ka ọ bụrụ nanị ọrụ aka na nkà nke ite ụrọ. E nyere Van Briggle ihe osise Art Nouveau ya na ihe ndị na-egbuke egbuke pụrụ iche site n'ebe ndị a ma ama, gụnyere Paris Salon, Saint Louis Exposition
, Lewis na Clark Centennial Exposition, na American Arts and Crafts Exhibition na Boston.