Partner Richard Schneider
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Nisqually Farm, 422 Nisqually Cut Off Rd SE, Olympia, WA 98513
Albert Edward "Bud" McBride, Jr. (May 23, 1927 - January 10, 2012) was born in Olympia, Washington, the son of Albert Edward McBride and Pauline Leona McAllister. He was a descendant of the pioneer McAllister, Mounts, McLeod families and Chief Sca-da-wah of the Cowlitz Tribe. He graduated from Lincoln High School, Tacoma, in 1945. He served in the Army 1945-1947 in Japan.
Early in his life, Richard Schneider and his lifelong partner, Albert (Bud) McBride, Delbert McBride and Oliver Tiedemann started KIee Wyk Studio at Nisqually. They produced many collectible pieces of pottery and art. Del McBride changed the world of local craft by incorporating elements of his Native American heritage into a range of contemporary designs for artistic and utilitarian purposes. In 1950 he formed Klee Wyk Studio with his cousin Oliver Tiedemann, a talented designer and painter. They were soon joined by Del's brother, Albert "Bud" McBride, and Bud's life partner, Richard Schneider. The studio was located in the Nisqually flats, north of Olympia. For over ten years, Klee Wyk Studio produced architectural and decorative tile murals, fabrics, hand-printed cards, and utilitarian objects that were among the finest regional midcentury designs utilizing Northwest Coast Native American motifs. The name Klee Wyk was a homage based on Canadian artist Emily Carr's memoir Klee Wyck of 1941.
Then Bud McBride opened Crow Valley Pottery on Orcas Island with partner Richard Schneider where business flourished for 35 years until retirement.
Bud and Richard undertook the restoration of the 1888 Crow Valley School, completing the restoration for the centennial celebration. The school has recently been dedicated to the Orcas Island Historical Society.
Bud McBride, Jr. passed away peacefully on January 10, 2012, in his home at the McBride Nisqually family farm. He was survived by his life partner, Richard E. Schneider.
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