Rare-Robert Turner Listed American Ceramist Artist Hand Spun Formed Bowl Signed

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Rare-Robert Turner (c1913-2005) Listed American Ceramist Artist Hand Spun Formed Bowl Signed. This is a Rare Mid-Century American Art Pottery Bowl by a Master Ceramist. Grey Oatmeal in color glaze. There is a glaze split inside the bowl which does not go through to the other side,this is done during the firing manufacturing process and does Not in any way effect the soundness or charactor of the piece. Rare Excellent item! MEASURES: 5 1/2" x 2 1/4". PLEASE WAIT FOR INVOICE!--------
Robert Chapman Turner
(July 22, 1913 – July 26, 2005) was an American
potter
known for his functional
pottery
, sculptural vessels and inspired teaching.
Born in
Port Washington, New York
, Turner attended
Swarthmore College
and graduated with a
Bachelor of Arts
degree in 1936. He then studied
painting
at the
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
and earned a
Master of Fine Arts
degree from the
New York State College of Ceramics
at
Alfred University
in 1949. Turner established the
studio pottery
program at
Black Mountain College
in
North Carolina
between 1949 and 1951. Later he returned to Alfred Station, establishing himself as a
studio potter
. In 1958, he joined the Alfred University
faculty
, where he remained until his retirement as Professor Emeritus of Ceramic Art in 1979.
Like many studio potters, Turner began his career producing functional ceramics. During the late 1960s, Turner turned to nonfunctional explorations of the
vessel tradition
. His many honors include an honorary doctorate in fine art from Swarthmore, the
American Craft Council
Gold medal, and the Member of Honor of the
International Academy of Ceramics
. The
Milwaukee Art Museum
organized a retrospective of his ceramics career, which toured from 1985 to 1987. Turner was also honored by the establishment of the Robert C. Turner Chair in Ceramic Art at Alfred University, now occupied by the well-known
potter
and ceramics teacher
Wayne Higby
. He died July 26, 2005, in
Sandy Spring, Maryland
.