The Dictionary of American Ceramics, 1945 onward
Dictionary of American Ceramics, 1945 onward
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Ben Owen III
1968Born Seagrove, North Carolina
EDUCATION
1977-1983Apprenticeship, with father, Ben Owen Sr., Old Plank Road Pottery, Seagrove, North Carolina
1987-1989Undergraduate Liberal Arts coursework, Pfeiffer University, Misenheimer, North Carolina
1984-1987Apprenticeship, with Ben Wade Owen Jr., Ben Owen Pottery, Seagrove, North Carolina
1993BFA, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina
BIOGRAPHY
Ben Owen III is known for wheel-thrown stoneware earthenware or porcelain functional pottery meant both for everyday use and cabinet display.
The pottery reflects his interest in traditional North Carolina wares as well as classic Asian vessels forms. He is known for his use of glazes which are aesthetically appropriate to the clay body and enhance the form. At times he fires an entire kiln with all pieces having the same glaze. He has developed unique crystalline matt glazes.
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Alfred Ceramic Art Museum, Alfred University, Alfred, New York
American Museum of Ceramic Art, AMOCA, Pomona, California
Ceramics Monthly collection, Westerville, Ohio
Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, Virginia
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio
Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, Texas
Mint Museum, Charlotte, North Carolina
New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, Louisiana
North Carolina Governor’s Mansion, Raleigh, North Carolina
North Carolina Museum of History, Raleigh, North Carolina
Ogden Museum of Art, Ogden, Louisiana
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Renwick Gallery, Washington, DC
Southern Highland Craft Guild, Asheville, North Carolina
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Brown, Charlotte. The Remarkable Potters of Seagrove. Ashville, NC: Lark Books, 2007.
Clark, Phyllis Blair. Ben Owen III, A Natural Influence. Wilmington, NC: Louise Cameron Wells Art Museum, 2004.
Davis, Don. Wheel-Thrown Ceramics. Asheville, NC: Lark Books, 1998.
Lark Books. The Penland Book of Ceramics: Master Classes in Ceramic Techniques. Asheville, NC: Lark Books, 2003.
Perry, Barbara Stone. North Carolina Pottery: The Collection of the Mint Museums. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press, 2004.
Sweezy, Nancy and Mark Hewitt. The Potter’s Eye, Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press, 2005.
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