John Tiemann on mon 30 aug 99
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Well fellow potters.... here it is=21=21=21
All I can say is.....WOW=21=21 It's so amazing to see such a great response=
from
many of you out there on the list regarding my request for your personal =
list of
=22famous=22 potters who have influenced the world of ceramics=21=21 As you=
know I will
be assigning a research paper to my advanced high school students, and I am =
so
excited to share this list with them. I have promised to share the =
=22final=22 list
with my friends here at clayart, but I keep getting responses everyday....
therefore the list is not yet final, but it continues to grow=21=21 So I =
urge those
of you who have or have not yet responded to look at this current list and =
feel
free to add your two cents. Please help me =22fill in the blanks=22 behind =
any of
the artists below, or add to the info already provided. There is so much to
learn. Now you've waited long enough, so here it is.... the current list of
influential potters that I have received so far. I have also included =
little
notes with some artists listed that were kindly passed on to me by the =
original
sender.......(in no particular order)
Adrian SAX =3D from LA, CA. Garth Clark represents him and he has had a =
book done
on him and Andy Martin, the mould-maker , interviewed him in his book. He =
has
made covers on CM and other magazine articles over the years. He also is
findable on a find people research on the internet living in downtown Los
Angeles near where he worked as Prof. at USC ceramics department.
Heinos-Vivicka and Otto =3D bi -coastal couple, LA and NH.
Ralph Bacerra =3D
Rudy Autio =3D with Rudy I think you'd start with Archie Bray's site.
Bennett Bean =3D in New York State.
Richard Notkin =3D now at the Bray, I think.
Gerry Williams =3D editor of Studio Potter foundation, and magazine, and =
NH's
first Artist Laureate. Gerry, through the foundation, is almost =
single-handedly
getting museums to look at contemporary ceramics as a fine art, worthy of =
being
collected and displayed. Through the magazine he is gathering and =
documenting
ceramic information from around the world for fellow potters to learn from, =
and
for non-ceramicists to learn to appreciate. His impact on ceramics in our =
time
is immeasurable. There is a website at www.studiopotter.org
Val Cushing =3D He taught for so long, in a university ceramics program of =
such
repute, that people who don't even KNOW they've been influenced by him, HAVE
been. An enormous number of the glazes that we all take for granted =
originated
with Cushing. A startling number of the teaching professionals in the US =
were
his students either as undergrads or grads. Most of these people can be =
found
in magazine articles, some have books by or about them. Reitz and Ferguson =
were
BOTH Cushing's students, along with Shaner and endless others.
Hamada =3D
Bernard Leach =3D discussed every other minute in magazines and books and on=
the
list ad infinitum. Still making waves.
Don Reitz =3D Don has connections with Northern Arizona University in =
Flagstaff,
Arizona and lives in Sedona. The American Ceramic Society calls Don Reitz =
one of
the 12 revered potters in the US in their write-up about his upcoming =
workshop.
They did not give the names of the other 11. He taught at University of
Wisconsin for many years. Travels the country doing workshops (sometimes) =
and
does firings in Colorado with Voulkos, and others. He is considered the =
=22king
of Salt=22.
Patti Warashina =3D
Maria Martinez and Family =3D
Jack Troy =3D
Hamer =26 Hamer =3D
Ron Nagle =3D (American 1939) Surely not to be missed=21 Many potters are =
finding
their inspiration in ceramics from the far east. Ron Nagle however is one of=
a
kind. His inspiration comes purely out of himself, as I see it, and has put
ceramics on a level of complete authenticity.
You should contact the Garth Clark Gallery in New York. I am sure Mr. Clark =
will
be of great help. Have a look at his book: The Potter's Art. It will surely =
put
you in the right direction.
=22The Mad Potter of Biloxi=22 George Ohr =3D American (1857-1918) He was =
responsible
for the art pottery craze in the late 60's. His pots have sold for as much =
as
=24100,000 and now has a museum opened in his name with many of his pieces =
on
display. The museum website is www.georgeohr.org there are also a few really
good books out there about his life and work. I found it fairly easy to find
them through library interloans.
Ruth Duckworth =3D (American 1919, born in Germany) large scale ceramic
installations and sculptures, plus small scale
Beatrice Wood =3D (American dates?) She recently died at over 100 years, =
making
beautiful functional pottery
Shel Neimark =3D great clay art
Cynthia Bringle =3D
Paul Soldner =3D
Mel Jacobsen =3D
Robin Hopper =3D
Dannon Rhudy =3D
Ron Roy =3D
also some of the North Carolina potters
Vernon Owen =3D
Ben Owen III =3D
Burlon Craig =3D
Joe Molinaro =3D
Richard Burkett =3D
Grueby =3D
Betty Woodman =3D American 1930 (excellent bio by Betty herself in recent =
Studio
Potter)
Lucie Rie =3D Austrian 1902-1995 (met Hans Coper while living in UK, =
both left
Germany under WW2)
Hans Coper =3D British 1920-1981
Robert Arneson =3D (American 1930-1992) http://surf.to/arneson =3D Just =
started,
but has a lot of pictures, more text to be added soon. The =22pop=22 =
ceramic
sculptor from N. California. His retrospective at the San Francisco MOMA =
two
years ago was incredible. You can buy a catalogue of this exhibit, as well =
as
several other Arneson exhibit catalogues at the San Francisco MOMA =
Bookstore,
which has a website:=3Cwww.sfmoma.org=3E.
Viola Frey =3D American 1933
Wayne Higby =3D American 1948
Toshiko Takaezu =3D American 1922
Stephen De Staebler =3D American 1933
Frances Senska =3D she taught both Peter Voulkos and Rudy Autio at the =
University
of Montana. She's in her 80's now and living somewhere in Montana.
Mick Casson =3D well known British potter
Josep Llorens Artigas =3D on his own and in his collaboration with Joan =
Miro.
Carmen Dionyse =3D
Tjok Desauvage =3D
Jun Kaneko =3D
Pierre Bayle =3D
Cipriano Piccolopasso =3D =22The Three Books of the Potter's Art=22
Michael Cardew =3D
Katherine Pleydell-Bouverie =3D
Daniel Rhodes =3D In terms of influence....though he's known more for his =
writings
than his pots.
Adelaid Alsop Robineau =3D
MaryLouise McLaughlin =3D at Pewabic Pottery
Albert Valentien =3D at Rookwood
Susan Frackleton =3D
William Grueby =3D
Louis Katz =3D
Elsa Rady =3D CA
Cliff Lee =3D PA
John Leach =3D England
Scott Tubby =3D CT
Natalie Blake =3D OH
Catherina White =3D VA
Ron Larson =3D NY
Louis Bourgeois =3D in the US now? Repped by Cheim =26 Reid
Alleghany Meadows =3D CO
Candy DePew =3D PA
Brad Johnson =3D PA
Steven Hill =3D MO
Harry and May Davis =3D They worked at Crowan Cornwall until the early =
sixties and
then moved to Nelson, New Zealand.
Beatrice Wood =3D
the Natzler's =3D
Laura Andreson =3D
Dora de Larios =3D
Carlton Ball =3D
Taxile Doat =3D He did his most memorable work after emigrating, as far as I=
know.
Fredrick H. Rhead, Doat, and Robineau =3D They were the triune deities of =
the
American Arts and Crafts Movement.
Charles Fergus Binns =3D The progenitor of the American studio pottery =
movement.
Henry Varnum Poor =3D He was primarily a painter, but he took up pottery =
during
the hard times of the 30s, on the theory that it was easier to sell pots =
than
paintings. As a guy who used to make his living on the show circuit, I just
love the irony. And his pots were terrific, though clearly the product of a
painterly orientation.
Richard Batterham =3D Of the Leachian lineage
Jane Hamlyn =3D Of the Leachian lineage
David Leach =3D Son of John Leach
Robert Piepenburg =3D
Linda Arbuckle =3D
Dave Shaner =3D There is a lot about him. He is in seriously declining =
health now
and can't work. Nearly everyone who fires
high has recipes of Shaner Red etc etc.
American Indians and the great and rich tribal arts =3D There are also these=
sites
you may want to check out....
http://www.canyonart.com/pottery.htm
http://www.indart.com/gallery/ildefons/ildefons.htm
http://www.si.edu/organiza/museums/nmah/youmus/ex07cera.htm
http://www.indiantraders.com/aboutart/pottery/pottery.htm
http://www.ipl.org/
The Everson Museum of Art in Syracuse New York, has (had) one of the largest
ceramic holdings in the US, a good resource.
http://www.claytonbailey.com =3D he is a west coast =22funk=22 ceramic =
artist with a
great sense of humor.
http://www.northernlight.com/pubsearch.html =3D useful to search for =
articles and
then see if your local library has it.
http://clay.justnet.com, under ceramic links =3D a list of a lot of =
publications
and potters web sites by Fabienne Cassman
And Finally................
>From Po Zhou:
I selected 50 top American clay artists and wrote a Chinese book =22American
Ceramic Artists Today=22. I think, most of people in my book are very =
famous.
The List of Fifty American Ceramic Artists (alphabetically ):
Robert Arneson, Rudy Autio, Robert Brady, Douglas Casebeer, Anne C. Currier,
Stephen DeStaebler, Ruth Duckworth, Jack Earl, Raymon Elozua, Kenneth =
Ferguson,
Viola Frey, David Gilhooly, Arthur Gonzalez, Chris Gustin, Wayne Higby, =
Richard
Hirsh, Jan Holcomb, Karen Karnes, Thomas Kerrigan, James Klueg, Robert =
Kvenild,
Marilyn Levine, Michael Lucero, Warren MacKenzie, John Mason, Beverly =
Mayeri,
Robert Milnes, Judy Moonelis, Ron Nagle, Richard Notkin, Dennis Parks, Mark
Pharis, Ken Price, Don Reitz, Jerry Rothman, Adrian Saxe, Nancy Selvin, =
David
Shaner, Richard Shaw, Sandy Simon, Paul Soldner, Toshiko Takaezu, Akio =
Takamori,
Robert Turner, Rimas VisGirda, Peter Voulkos, Patti Warashina, Kurt Weiser, =
Stan
Welsh, Daisy Youngblood
Po Zhou
707 San Conrado Terr. =237
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
Tel. 408-245-6271
Email:pozhou=40msn.com
www.silverhawk.com/crafts/zhou I WOULD LOVE TO GET INFO =
ON
BUYING THIS BOOK PO=21=21=21=21 JOHN
As you can see I was overwhelmed by the generous response by all. I have
received comments from over 40 people on the list and I wish to thank you =
all
(you know who you are). I would hate to list all of them in fear of leaving
someone out=21 So I shall just say THANK YOU=21=21=21=21=21 You have been =
a great help to
me on this project. I hope more names and comments keep coming my way or to=
the
list. HELP FILL IN THE BLANKS IF YOU HAVE INFO TO SHARE=21 I would also =
like
everyone to pose a few questions or topics you think my students should look=
for
while writing this paper. Hope you have enjoyed the list as much as I have.
Again.... a BIG THANK YOU=21=21=21=21 :)
John Tiemann in St. Louis, Missouri
Nils Lou on tue 31 aug 99
I would add, Bill Wyman, JT Abernathy, George Kokis
Caroline and Hedley Saunders on wed 1 sep 99
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A key name I didn't notice on your list has to be Ray Finch who was this
years winner of the Lifetime of Achievement Award at Aberystwyth
International Potters Festival. He first worked for Michael Cardew at
Winchcombe later taking on the workshop himself and well in his 80's is
still making pots you would die for. But his influence goes well beyond the
making of pots for Winchcombe always was a training workshop for a vast and
impressive list of people. Winchcombe ranks alongside Bernard Leach's St
Ives as one of the pioneer British studio potteries.
A good book, worth adding to anyone's bookshelf, is =22Winchcombe Pottery =
The
Cardew Finch Tradition=22 by Ron Wheeler published by White Cockade =
Publishing
Tel. 01865 510411 fax 01865 514034 It is available both in hardback and
paperback, my paperback copy cost =A312.95 It contains lots of good quality
colour illustrations.
Caroline
Devon, England
The tide is now in, covering the sandbanks so I'm too late to walk there
with the dogs today=21
delphin=40eclipse.co.ukX
Remove the X from the address (there to keep spam spiders at bay)
Wesley C. Rolley on wed 1 sep 99
I hope more names and comments keep coming my way or to the
>list. HELP FILL IN THE BLANKS IF YOU HAVE INFO TO SHARE!
Tonight, I was looking at the catalogue from an exhibition in Tokyo in 1995.
The list included all of the then living potters who had been designated
"Living National Treasures." In addition, there were some pots by the late
Yamamoto Toshu, who had died a short time before the exhibition.
The names (in Japanese style)
Miwa Kyustsu - Traditional ware from Hagi.
Imaizumi Imaemon - Highly decorated procelain . Great match of form and
decoration.
Kato Takuo - Highly unique works drawing on ancient Chinese and Persian style.
Kinjo Jiro - Unique folk-craft style from Okinawa. Flavors of the sea.
Matsui Kosei - Large pieces with floral decorations in marbled clays.
Inoue Manji - Delicate, translucent engraved porcellain.
Shimizu Uichi - Multiple styles with unique glazing, including some
crystalline glazes.
Suzuki Osamu - Traditional Shino ware fired in a gas kiln.
And Yamamoto Toshu - Traditional Bizen style works... unglazed and colored
only by ash and the effects of the atmosphere on the clay. I love Bizen
ware, but Yamamoto was not the equal of Fujiwara Kei, a true master of the
art. I remember going to an exhibition of Bizen ware and could identify the
works of Fujiwara Kei from the middle of the room...they were just that
much better than the rest. (Mel, if you have one along with your Arakawas,
please forward.)
Put the all together and it is hard to define just what is "Japanese Pottery."
Since this exhibit, one more potter, Shimaoka, has been designated as a
Living National Treasure.
Wes Rolley
To copy Joyce's sytle:
In California, where I ate my evening meal on my redwood deck under blue
skys and a temperature in the mid-70's. Shared the table with tomato's
drying in the sun and, for the second time in three days, watched the
California Division of Forestry tankers flying over to yet another grass
fire.
Marcia Selsor on thu 2 sep 99
Add: Maija Grotell of Cranbrook and two of her former students; Frances
Senska (Rudy Autio and Voulkos' teacher) and Bill Daley (my teacher)
Nils Lou wrote:
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> I would add, Bill Wyman, JT Abernathy, George Kokis
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