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Rick Pope

Biography to Display: 

Born 1941 Shawnee, Oklahoma

Died 2012  Bozeman, Montana

 

EDUCATION

1969 BS English, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, California

1975 MFA University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin

 

PRIMARY WORK EXPERIENCE

1975 – 2008 Professor, Ceramics, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana

 

BIOGRAPHY

Rick Pope is known for wheel-thrown and hand-built stoneware and porcelain vessels, including teapots, jugs, and vases.  Pope's decorative techniques include various slips and glazes fired using soda and salt.

 

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

Public Collections to Display: 

American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona California

Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, Montana

Pushkin Museum, Moscow, Russia

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Bibliography to Display: 

Pope, Rick, “Soda Firing in Montana,” The Studio Potter 21, no. 2 (June 1993). 

 

 

 

Center for CraftCenter For Craft

 

 

AMOCA American Museum of Ceramic ArtAMOCA American Museum of Ceramic Art

 

The Marks Project is not aware of any signatures or marks for this artist.
Jug
Date: ca 1970-1978
Materials: Stoneware
Method: Thrown
Dimensions: 3.9 inches in diameter
American Museum of Ceramic Art, gift of The American Ceramic Society, 2004.2.52
American Museum of Ceramic Art, gift of The American Ceramic Society, 2004.2.52

Citation: Lange, Hanna. "The Marks Project." Last modified April 7, 2023. http://www.themarksproject.org/marks/pope-0

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American Museum of Ceramic Art , American Ceramic Society, salt firing, Montana, Center for Craft, AMOCA, ACerS, CfC