Rodger Lang

1942 Born Chicago, Illinois

2000 Died

EDUCATION

1964 BA Cornell College, Mt. Vernon, Iowa

1965 MS University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin

1966 MFA University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin

PRIMARY WORK EXPERIENCE

1965-1966 Milton College, Milton, Wisconsin

1966-1970 Ceramics Head, Cleveland Institute, Cleveland, Ohio

1970-2000 Metropolitan State College, Denver, Colorado

Rodger Lang's primary interest was in sculpture that he often created using mixed media, including clay and glass (which he had studied with Harvey Littleton). Lang’s most important work, The Old Pecos Museum, was begun in 1973 and was worked on for several years. Lang was interested in vessels as objects rather than as functional wares. 

A fascination with pie resulted in a series of tongue-in-cheek works with pie imagery.

Lang studied ceramics with Tom McLaughlin at Cornell College then with Don Reitz and Norm Schulman at the University of Wisconsin. 

In 1970 he joined the faculty at Metropolitan State College in Denver where over the next 30 years he built a ceramic department. Lang continued as its chair until his death.