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Irwin A. Whitaker

Biography to Display: 

1919 Born Wirt, Oklahoma

2009 Died Austin, Texas

EDUCATION

MFA Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, California

PRIMARY WORK EXPERIENCE

----WWII Veteran

----Faculty, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon

1950-1980 Professor, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan

BIOGRAPHY

Irwin A. Whitaker is best known for pottery and vessel forms. Surface techniques included incised geometric patterns and basic line work in the leather hard stage. Glazes appear in a variety of earth toned colors, blacks, and whites.

In the 1970's Whitaker traveled extensively to Mexican villages that specialize in pottery. He later co-authored a book on his research.

 

 

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

Public Collections to Display: 

Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery, Scripps College, Claremont, California

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Bibliography to Display: 

Whitaker, Irwin, and Emily Whitaker. A Potter's Mexico. Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press, 1978.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Typical Marks
1954—
Serving Bowl with Rosewood Handle and Trivet
Date: ca 1965
Materials: Stoneware
The Forrest L. Merrill Collection, Dane Cloutier Archive
The Forrest L. Merrill Collection, Dane Cloutier Archive
Vase
Materials: Stoneware
Method: Thrown and Altered
Surface Technique: Glaze, Incised
The Forrest L Merrill Collection, Dane Cloutier Archive
The Forrest L Merrill Collection, Dane Cloutier Archive

Citation: "The Marks Project." Last modified March 14, 2024. http://www.themarksproject.org/marks/whitaker

TAGS

Scripps College, Oregon State University, Claremont Graduate University, Michigan State University, American Ceramic Circle, Forrest Merrill