Permanent Collection Record
Images
Metadata
Object ID |
2019.010.004 |
Collection |
Ceramics Collection |
Media Collection |
Studio Pottery Collection |
Title |
Lidded Vessel in Brown |
Date |
1992 |
Artist |
Don Reitz (1929-2014) |
Signature |
Reitz 92' |
Signature Location |
Partial incised signature on underside. |
Makers Marks |
This piece bears the artist's signature on the underside. |
Description |
Don Reitz (1929-2014) is a ceramicist who was born in Sunbury, Pennsylvania, and spent most of his ceramic career in Clarksdale, Arizona. Reitz studied art at Alfred University and later taught at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is known for his strides in the field of salt-glazing, a technique seldom-used during the mid-1900s. He was named one of the greatest living potters by Ceramics Monthly in 1981. |
Medium |
Stoneware, Glaze |
Technique |
Hand Thrown, Glazed, Salt Fired |
Height (in) |
12.000 |
Diameter (in) |
10.000 |
Culture |
American |
School |
Studio Pottery |
Place of Origin |
Clarksdale, Arizona, United States |
Credit Line |
Gift of Ron and Lynne Wetherell |
Source Collection |
Ron and Lynne Wetherell Collection |
People |
Reitz, Don Wetherell, Ron |
Search Terms |
American Brown Clarksdale, Arizona Covered Jars Hand Thrown Jars Matte Salt Fired Stoneware Studio Pottery |
Location |
Not on view |