Richard Peeler

Biography to Display:

1926 Born

1998 Died

EDUCATION

—AB DePauw University, Greencastle, Indiana

—MA Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana

PRIMARY WORK EXPERIENCE

1948 Ceramic Artist

1958-1972 Professor DePauw University, Greencastle, Indiana

1972-1998 Operated Peeler Pottery, Reelsville, Indiana with his wife, Marj

Richard and Marj Peeler began working together in 1972, often working on each other’s pieces. They glazed together, stacked kilns together, packed and shipped together. Most of their pottery is turned on the potter’s wheel using stoneware. They did however make hand built pots and sculptures and one-of-a-kind pieces. The surfaces of their pieces are often highly carved with slip trailing used to create more depth.

See also Marj Peeler.

Public Collections

Public Collections to Display:

American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, California

Bibliography

Bibliography to Display:

Peeler, Marj. Peeler Pottery: A Retrospective. Greencastle, IN: Putnam County Museum, 2009.

Peeler, Richard, and Marj Peeler. Ceramics and Sculpture, 1948-1986. Greencastle, IN: DePauw University, 1986.