Wide-mouth Vessel

Marguerite Wildenhain, Wide-mouth Vessel, 1980; ceramic

Gift of Lloyd E. Herman.

Artwork Info

Type of Work Vessel
Medium ceramic
Dimensions 6.5" x 5.75" diameter

Artist Info

Name Marguerite Wildenhain
Born January 1, 1896
Culture French
Education 1914 School of Fine Art, Berlin, Germany 1919–26 Bauhaus School, Weimar, Germany 1922 Apprenticeship with Gerhard Marcks
Notes or Bio

professional experience:
1919 Porcelain designer at a factory in
Thuringia, Germany
1927–33 Model-maker, Royal Berlin
Porcelain Factory, Germany
1926 Head of Ceramics, Municipal School
for Arts & Crafts, Halle–Saale, Germany
1940–42 Teacher, California College of
Fine Arts, Oakland
1940s, Teacher, Black Mountain College,
Asheville, NC
1945–85 Founder and Teacher, Pond Farm
Workshop, Guerneville, CA

Credits: Photo by Camille Westerberg

Rights: All Rights Reserved

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