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Jar with Lid

A work made of stoneware.

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  • A work made of stoneware.

Date:

2011

Artist:

Warren MacKenzie
American, 1924–2018
Stillwater, Minnesota

About this artwork

American studio potter Warren MacKenzie makes simple, functional pieces that respond to the ceramic tradition as both art and craft. MacKenzie studied ceramics at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where he met his first wife, Alix. After marrying, the couple trained in England with famed potter Bernard Leach, absorbing his beliefs about the close relationship between life and work as well as the need for objects of both utility and beauty. Establishing a studio in Stillwater, Minnesota, MacKenzie has perfected an efficient production process that has allowed him to sell handmade goods at affordable prices.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of the Americas

Artist

Warren MacKenzie

Title

Jar with Lid

Place

Minnesota (Object made in)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

2011

Medium

Stoneware

Inscriptions

"M" or "W" with horizontal crossing line stamped into underside of jar

Dimensions

15.9 × 13.3 × 13.7 cm (6 1/4 × 5 1/4 × 5 3/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Katherine Duff Rines

Reference Number

2011.746

Extended information about this artwork

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