The Dictionary of American Studio Ceramics, 1946 Onward
The Dictionary of American Studio Ceramics, 1946 Onward
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1946 Born Chicago, Illinois
2000 Died
EDUCATION
—BFA East Tennessee University, Johnson City, Tennessee
—MFA East Tennessee University, Johnson City, Tennessee
PRIMARY WORK EXPERIENCE
—Studio Potter
—Walter’s State Community College, Morristown, Tennessee
Ken Allen was known for wheel-thrown or hand built stoneware vases, mugs, lamp stands, animal ewers, and lidded vessels. The forms are either functional domestic ware or at times sculptural and they are typically decorated with geometric patterns made with multiple glazes or stains.
Public Collections
Southern Highland Craft Guild, Asheville, North Carolina
Bibliography
Studio Potter 9, no.2 (1981).
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This research was supported by a Craft Research Fund grant from The Center for Craft, Creativity & Design, Inc. |
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The Archive of the Southern Highland Craft Guild. |
Citation: "The Marks Project." Last modified December 3, 2017. http://www.themarksproject.org:443/marks/allen-2