Abraham Cohn, Abe Cohn

Biography to Display:

1925 Born Waukesha, Wisconsin

2013 Died Wisconsin

APPRENTICESHIPS & RESIDENCIES

1953 Potter’s Wheel Gallery, Fish Creek, Wisconsin

PRIMARY WORK EXPERIENCE

Studio Potter

1976 Founded Door County Potter’s Guild, Fish Creek, Wisconsin

BIOGRAPHY

Abraham (Abe) Cohn is known for high fire stoneware pottery. Cohn developed his own glazes and often applied colored slips and carved into leather hard clay on his decorative pots.

Abe Cohn studied with F. Carlton Ball at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, and worked out of a studio in Fish Creek, Wisconsin from 1956 onward. Cohn had several solo shows in the Milwaukee area throughout his career as a studio potter, including the Jewish Museum Milwaukee and the Memorial Art Center in Milwaukee.

Cohn was instrumental in making Door County, Wisconsin a destination for pottery collectors and mentored many potters at his studio.

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

Public Collections to Display:

Brunnier Art Museum, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa

Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee ,Wisconsin

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Bibliography to Display:

“Abraham Cohn—Pottery.” Scanlan Fine Arts Gallery, accessed Aug. 5, 2022. http://www.scanlanfinearts.com/abrahamcohn.html

“Artist Info: Abraham Cohn.” Iowa State University: University Museums, accessed Aug. 5, 2022. https://emuseum.its.iastate.edu/people/2607/abraham-cohn/objects

“Fired Up: The Pottery of Abe Cohen.” Jewish Museum Milwaukee, accessed Aug. 5, 2022. https://jewishmuseummilwaukee.org/exhibits/past-exhibits/abe-cohn/

Golub, Rob. “Visit with the legendary Abe Cohn’s Pottery.” The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle, April 30, 2022, accessed Aug. 5, 2022. https://www.jewishchronicle.org/2020/04/30/visit-with-the-legendary-abe-cohns-pottery/

Ledger, Matt. “In Memorium: Abe Cohen.” The Door County Pulse, May 23, 2013, accessed Aug. 5, 2022. https://doorcountypulse.com/in-memoriam-abe-cohn/

Luhrssen, David. “Abe Cohn Brought a Painter’s Touch to Pottery.” Shepherd Express, May 6, 2022, accessed Aug. 5, 2022. https://shepherdexpress.com/culture/visual-art/abe-cohn-brought-a-painters-touch-to-pottery/

“Remembering Abe and Ginka Cohn of Potters Wheel Gallery.” Door County.net, May 10, 2013, accessed Aug. 5, 2022. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DM3-DOOm0D0

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