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1945 Born
2017 Died Center Hall, Pennsylvania
EDUCATION
BS Art Education, Pennsylvania State University, State College, Pennsylvania
MS Ceramics, University of Tennessee, Knoxville,Tennessee
PRIMARY WORK EXPERIENCE
1978-2017 Studio Artist and Senior Exhibition Designer, Palmer Museum of Art, Pennsylvania State University, State College, Pennsylvania
BIOGRAPHY
Ron Hand is known for functional and decorative pottery. Works range from precision thrown and altered vessels to wabi sabi teabowls, produced using a Japanese aesthetic that values roughness and asymmetry. Hand’s work was most often created from stoneware clay that he dug and processed in central Pennsylvania. Pieces are most often thrown on the potter’s wheel and altered in the greenware stage. Works feature a variety of earth toned glazes. Occasionally, loosely painted glaze or stain line drawings featuring animals, or abstract patterning appear on the surfaces of Hand's ware
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Palmer Museum at the Arboretum, University Park, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery, Scripps College, Claremont, California
Citation: "The Marks Project." Last modified October 16, 2023. http://www.themarksproject.org:443/marks/hand