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Small dish with yellow exterior, orange crackle interior

Marguerite Wildenhain, Small dish with yellow exterior, orange crackle interior, date unknown; ceramic

Gift of the Margaret Murray Gordon Estate.

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 Hannah Finegold