Yellow Plate

Ken Ferguson, Yellow Plate, 1962; wheel-thrown stoneware, reduction fired, with yellow glaze and iron oxide

Oregon Ceramic Studio Purchase.

Artwork Info

Type of Work Plate
Medium wheel-thrown stoneware, reduction fired, with yellow glaze and iron oxide
Dimensions 2/5 x 18.5 in. diameter

Artist Info

Name Ken Ferguson
Born January 1, 1928
Role ceramist
Culture American
Education 1952 bfa, 1955 Public School Teaching Certificate, Carnegie Institute of Technology, Pittsburgh, pa 1958 mfa, New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University
Notes or Bio

professional experience:
1952–54 Corporal, us Army in Japan
1954–56 Drawing and Ceramics
Instructor, Carnegie Institute of
Technology, Pittsburgh, pa
1956–58 Teaching Fellow and Graduate
Assistant, New York State College of
Ceramics at Alfred University
1958–64 Resident Potter and Manager,
Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic
Arts, Helena, mt
1964–96 Head of Ceramics, Kansas City
Art Institute, mo
1996–2004 Studio potter

Credits: Dan Kvitka

Rights: All Rights Reserved

Appears In 5 Albums

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Ken Ferguson

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Northwest Modern: Revisiting the Annual Ceramic Exhibitions of 1950-64