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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
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Clark, Phyllis Blair. “Brian Van Nostrand.” Ceramics Monthly (April 1999).
Wood Firing: Journeys and Techniques. Westerville, OH: American Ceramic Society, 2001.
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Citation: Clark, Donald. "The Marks Project." Last modified May 7, 2023. http://www.themarksproject.org:443/marks/van-nostrand