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1931 Born
APPRENTICESHIPS AND RESIDENCIES
1962-1963 Artist-in-Residence, Craft Center, Santa Barbara, California
PRIMARY WORK EXPERIENCE
1960—Studio Potter
1975 Established Ceramic and Glassblowing Programs, Santa Barbara City College, Santa Barbara, California
1975-1996 Chair, Ceramics Department, Santa Barbara City College, Santa Barbara, California
BIOGRAPHY
Oscar Bucher is known for stoneware or porcelain wheel thrown vessels, often very large scale. Some pieces have lids incorporating translucent agate attachments.
Oscar Bucher was raised in Switzerland and originally trained as an accountant. He later received ceramic training at the former Eidgenossische Keramische Fachschule, in Bern, Switzerland.
His influences include Gertrude and Otto Natzler, Hans Coper, and contemporary Scandinavian pottery. Glazes of Asian origin, such as celadon, oxblood, Shino and Chun, inform his surface treatment.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Conrad, John. Contemporary Ceramic Techniques. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall Publishers, 1979.
Faulkner, Ray Nelson. Art Today: An Introduction to the Visual Arts. San Diego, CA: 1986.
Priolo, Joan and Anthony Priolo. Ceramics by Coil and Slab. New York, NY: Sterling Publishing, 1979.
___________________________. Ceramics by Slab. New York, NY: Sterling Publishing, 1973.
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As of May 2017 the known marks included full name, “Oscar Bucher,” or first initial with last name, printed or in script, scratched into base of pot, or in black ink. Some pots have the two words in an inverted “v,” mountain-shaped.
Citation: "The Marks Project." Last modified July 1, 2023. http://www.themarksproject.org:443/marks/bucher-0