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Brian Van Nostrand, Brian J. Van Nostrand

Biography to Display: 

Born 1940 Long Branch, New Jersey

PRIMARY WORK EXPERIENCE

—Teaching Assistant University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama

—Studio Potter

BIOGRAPHY

Brian Van Nostrand is known for wheel-thrown stoneware functional wares including mugs, vases, covered jars, and jugs. The surface techniques often include  heavy carving and incising. 

Van Norstrand sometimes uses clay he digs near his studio. Van Notstrand wood fired most of his work and has built 3 wood kilns.

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

Public Collections to Display: 

American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, California

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Renwick Gallery, Washington, DC

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Bibliography to Display: 

Clark, Phyllis Blair. “Brian Van Nostrand.” Ceramics Monthly (April 1999).

Wood Firing: Journeys and Techniques. Westerville, OH: American Ceramic Society, 2001.

 

 

 

Center for CraftCenter For Craft

 

 

AMOCA American Museum of Ceramic ArtAMOCA American Museum of Ceramic Art

 

Typical Marks
ca 1960-1970
1996
Bowl
Date: ca 1960-1970
Materials: Stoneware
Method: Thrown
Surface Technique: Glaze
American Museum of Ceramic Art, gift of The American Ceramic Society, 2004.2.111
Photo: TMP
American Museum of Ceramic Art, gift of The American Ceramic Society, 2004.2.111
Photo: TMP
Photo: TMP
Vase
Date: 1996
Materials: Stoneware
Method: Thrown
Dimensions: 13.15 x 0.68 x 15 inches
Surface Technique: Carved, Glaze
American Museum of Ceramic Art, gift of The American Ceramic Society, 2004.2.283
Photo: TMP
American Museum of Ceramic Art, gift of The American Ceramic Society, 2004.2.283
Photo: TMP

Citation: Clark, Donald. "The Marks Project." Last modified May 7, 2023. http://www.themarksproject.org:443/marks/van-nostrand

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