The Dictionary of American Studio Ceramics, 1946 Onward
The Dictionary of American Studio Ceramics, 1946 Onward
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1945 Born, Sherman, Texas
EDUCATION
1967 AB DePauw University, Greencastle, Indiana
1969 MFA Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
APPRENCICESHIPS AND RESIDENCIES
1984 Banff Centre School of Art, Alberta, Canada
PRIMARY WORK EXPERIENCE
1980-1995 Editorial Advisor, Chilton Book Company
— Studio Potter
1975-1995 Professor of Fine Arts, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
2000—Craft Guild of Dallas, Dallas, Texas
2000—Adjunct Professor, University of Dallas, Irving, Texas
BIOGRAPHY
Ginny Marsh is known for thrown and hand built high fire stoneware and porcelain vessels intended for domestic use and garden ornaments. Marsh completed numerous commissions for architectural installations.
Marsh studied with Richard Peeler at DePauw University. She worked collaboratively with Tom Marsh, her husband, from 1968 until his death in 1991.
See also Tom Marsh.
Public Collections
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Renwick Gallery, Washington, DC
Bibliography
Arbuckle, Linda, ed. 500 Plates and Chargers: Innovative Expressions of Function and Style. Asheville, NC: Lark Books, 2008.
Burkett, Richard and Glenn C. Nelson. A Potter’s Handbook, 6th ed. London: Thomson Learning, 2002.
Cushing, Val M. The Ceramic Design Book, a Gallery of Contemporary Work. Asheville, NC: Lark Books, 1998.
Davis, Don. Wheel-Thrown Ceramics. Asheville, NC: Lark Books, 1998.
“Ginny and Tom Marsh.” Ceramics Monthly (January 1979).
Hemachandra, Ray and Jim Romberg. 500 Raku: Bold Explorations of a Dynamic Ceramics Technique. Asheville, NC: Lark Crafts, 2011.
Hopper, Robin. Functional Pottery, Form and Aesthetic in Pots of Purpose, 2nd.edition. Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2001.
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Hunt, Willian. “Marsh Pottery.” Ceramics Monthly (March 1974).
__________. 21st Century Ceramics in the United States and Canada. Westerville, OH: American Ceramic Society, 2003.
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Lawton, Jim. 500 Teapots: Contemporary Explorations of a Timeless Design, v. 2. Asheville, NC: Lark Crafts, 2013.
Marsh, Virginia. “Surface Design and Clay.” Contact: The Alberta Potter’s Association Quarterly, no. 97 (Summer 1994).
____________.“The Ceremony of Tea.” Ceramics: Art and Perception, no 24 (June 1996).
____________. “Notes on the Teaching of Ceramic History.” Studio Potter 25, no. 1 (December 1996).
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Molinaro, Joe. Pottery Tour of Kentucky. Lexington, KY: Crystal Communications, 2000.
Pancioli, Diana. Extruded Ceramics. Asheville, NC: Lark Books, 1999.
Rogers, Phil. Ash Glazes. Radnor, PA: Chilton Book Company, 1991.
Salamoni, Amedeo. Wood fired Ceramics: 100 Contemporary Artists. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. 2013.
Triplett, Kathy. Handbuilt Ceramics. Asheville, NC: Lark Books, 1997.
Turner, Anderson. Pottery Making Techniques. Westerville, OH: American Ceramic Society, 2004.
Zakin Richard. Ceramics: Mastering the Craft, 2nd ed. Iola, WI: Krause
Publications, 2001.
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