The Marks Project - A Marks Dictionary of American Studio Pottery, 1946 to Present

Kenneth Allen

1946 Born Chicago, Illinois

2000 Died

EDUCATION

—BFA East Tennessee University, Johnson City, Tennessee

—MFA East Tennessee University, Johnson City, Tennessee

PRIMARY WORK EXPERIENCE

—Studio Potter

—Walter’s State Community College, Morristown, Tennessee

BIOGRAPHY

 Ken Allen is known for wheel-thrown or hand built stoneware vases, mugs, lamp stands, animal ewers, and lidded vessels. The forms are either functional domestic ware or at times sculptural and they are typically decorated with geometric patterns made with multiple glazes or stains.

Public Collections

Southern Highland Craft Guild, Asheville, North Carolina

Bibliography

Studio Potter 9, no.2 (1981).

 

 

 

Center for CraftSouthern Highland Craft Guild

 

Typical Marks

"Allen" inscribed into the wet clay at the bottom of the foot.

1976-1988
Pitcher
Date: 1976-1988
Materials: Stoneware
Method: Thrown and Altered
Surface Technique: Sgraffito
Southern Highland Craft Guild, 1988.35. 4
Photo: Southern Highland Craft Guild
Southern Highland Craft Guild, 1988.35. 4
Photo: Southern Highland Craft Guild
1976 - 1988

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Tags

Southern Highland Craft Guild, Asheville, North Carolina, Center for Craft Creativity and Design, Tennessee, CfC, SHCG

 

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