From the Collection:
Selected New Gifts May
2, 2003 - July 27, 2003
This special exhibition opens
May 2, 2003 and was curated by the Museums Collections Manager
Susan Kowalczyk. This selection will include work by various ceramic
artists from the United States with additional work from China,
Finland, Japan, Russia, and Wales. The majority of pieces were donated
in 2002-2003 and none have been shown here prior to this exhibition.
Ceramic artist, David Shaner (1934-2002),
was an avid collector of ceramics, and pottery surrounded him in
his home; even part of the floor was made of clay. Thanks to his
and the Shaner familys generosity and desire to share the
collection with others, thirty-nine pieces were added to the David
and Ann Shaner Collection at the Alfred Ceramic Art Museum in 2002. Selected New Gifts will draw from
these new additions. Included will be work by Ken Ferguson, Wayne
Higby, Karen Karnes, Howard Kottler, Ruth McKinley, Don Reitz, Daniel
Rhodes, James Secrest, David Shaner, Vladimir Tsivin, Robert Turner;
Native American Pueblo Pottery; Japanese Shigaraki ware; and a Chinese
Song Dynasty piece.
Museum visitors will be able to view
our two new Mark Burns sculptures, one donated by the artist and
Helen Drutt: Philadelphia and the second by Dr. Stanley H. Shapiro.
They will get a first look at Parquet, a tile piece by Robert Winokur,
donated by Paula Winokur and Helen Drutt: Philadelphia and see Friedl
Kjellbergs copper red plate made at Arabia in Finland, donated
by William Pitney. Also included will be a ceramic piece by Howard
Kottler from the Howard Kottler Testamentary Trust.
Two sculptural vases by Kirk Mangus,
donated by Robert and Rae Gilson; a Kyllikki Salmenhaara vase donated
by Jenny Floch; a piece from the short-lived Andover China Company,
Andover, NY, from William Emrick; and a bottle by Welsh potter Phil
Rogers, donated by the Pucker Gallery in Boston, will also be exhibited.
The Gloryhole Collection will be represented by MFA graduates from
2002 Cristina Cordova and Sanam Emami. This is only a partial list
of what will be shown. The exhibition closes Sunday, July 27, 2003.
Mark Burns, Spooks, 1986,
stoneware, paint, metal,
H:39", Gift of Mark Burns and
Helen Drutt: Philadelphia, 2002.55
Sanam Emami,
tulip vase, 2002, stoneware,
salt-fired, H:14", Gift of the artist, 2002.60
Daniel Rhodes, untitled, stoneware,
H:15-3/4",W:18", D:16",
David and Ann Shaner Collection,
Gift of Coille Shaner Putman and
Jay Putman, 2002.33
Robert
Winokur, Parquet, 1985,
salt-fired stoneware,
H:22", W:32", D:4-1/4",
Gift of Paula Winokur and
Helen Drutt: Philadelphia, 2002.56
James Secrest, bottle, stoneware,
glazed,
H:10-3/8", lidded jar, stoneware, glazed, H:6",
David and Ann Shaner Collection,
Gift of David and Ann Shaner, 2002.53 and 54.
Friedl
Kjellberg (designer), Arabia, Finland
(manufacturer), red plate, porcelain, glazed,
Diam:10-1/4", Gift of William Pitney, 2002.2