Helen Slater, Helen Slater Zager, Helen Palsov Slater Zager

Biography to Display:

1920 Born, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

2013 Died, Santa Rosa, California

EDUCATION

1936-1938 Dress Design, Philadelphia School of Design, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

—Chouinard Art Institute (California Institute of the Arts), Los Angeles, California

1960sUniversity of Southern California, Los Angeles, California

PRIMARY WORK EXPERIENCE

1938-1939 Miniature Accessory Fabricating, Margit Neilsen Studio, New York, New York

1965-1983 Designer, Metlox Pottery, Manhattan Beach, California

1979 Antioch College Master Craftsman Project, Yellowspring, Ohio

Helen Slater studied with Otto and Vivika Heino at Chouinard before transferring to University of Southern California where she studied with Susan Peterson. Slater worked in her studio either using stoneware or porcelain but is better known for time spent, 1965 to 1983, as a designer for Matlox Pottery in Manhattan Beach where she designed numerous sets of dinnerware and serving pieces for the factory.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Bibliography to Display:

Slater, Helen. “Working with an Apprentice.” Ceramics Monthly (February 2000).

WEBSITE(S):

http://www.helenslaterdesign.com/

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