American Modernism

Linn Lovejoy Phelan

Head of a Woman

Ceramic Sculpture

1953

DIMENSIONS

Height: 10.75 inches         Width: 8 inches         Depth: 8.75 inches

MARKINGS

Signed on bas ‘Linn L. Phelan’, and dated ‘1953’

LINN LOVEJOY PHELAN, LINN PHELAN (American, 1906-1992), one of the most famous New York based artist-potter worked with earthenware clay that was coated with earthy-colored base glaze that was then decorated using sgraffito along with under and over glazes. His inventories indicate he produced nearly 39,000 ceramic pieces during his career.

EDUCATION

1928       Bevier School of Art of the Rochester Athenaeum and Mechanics Institute (now Rochester Institute of Technology), Rochester, New York

1932       BFA Ceramic Art, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio

1955       MS Art Education, New York State College of Ceramic Arts, Alfred University, Alfred, New York

PRIMARY WORK EXPERIENCE

1939-1942Linnwood Pottery, Saco, Maine

1950-1991Linnwood Pottery, Almond, New York

1950-1967Art Teacher, Alfred-Almond Central School, Almond, New York

1976-1972Instructor, New York State College of Ceramic Arts, Alfred University, Alfred, New York

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Phelan, A. L. Becoming the Village Potter: The Life of Linn L. Phelan. Norman, OK: Quail Creek Editions, 2012.

Phelan, L. L.  ”Ceramics??? Two Pottery Technics.” Design 37 no.8 (February 1, 1936).

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