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

Bruce Anderson

1915 Born

1986 Died

APPRENTICESHIPS AND RESIDENCIES

—Studied with Marguerite Wildenhain, Pond Farm, Guerneville, California

PRIMARY WORK EXPERIENCE

ca 1948—Studio Potter

BIOGRAPHY

 

Bruce Anderson is known for mid-century functional, production pottery. He studied at Pond Farm where he was an early student of Marguerite Wildenhain.

Anderson exhibited in the Syracuse Ceramic Nationals in 1948, 1949, 1950 and 1962. He was affiliated with the Association of San Francisco Potters (now the Association of Clay and Glass Artists of California). In 2006, his work was exhibited at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History as part of “Time and Place / Then and Now” an exhibition of Santa Cruz potters.

Public Collections

Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History at the McPherson Center, Santa Cruz, California

 

 

 

Center for CraftSouthern Highland Craft Guild

 

Typical Marks

Dates unknown, signed ‘BRUCE’, signed ‘ANDERSON’, marked with line curving back and forth along a straight vertical line and used Pond Farm mark on early pieces made at Pond Farm, either edged into wet clay or written in black ink.

ca 1955
1960-1970
1980-1990
Vase
Date: ca 1955
Materials: Stoneware
Method: Thrown
Surface Technique: Glaze, Incised
E. John Bullard Collection
E. John Bullard Collection
Footed Vessel
Date: 1960-1970
Materials: Stoneware
Method: Thrown
Surface Technique: Glaze
The Forrest L. Merrill Collection
The Forrest L. Merrill Collection
Cup and Saucer
Date: 1980-1990
Materials: Stoneware
Method: Thrown
Surface Technique: Glaze
The Forrest L. Merrill Collection
The Forrest L. Merrill Collection

Citation: Baldenebro, Ali. "The Marks Project." Last modified August 6, 2023. http://www.themarksproject.org:443/print/marks/anderson-1

Tags

Association of Clay and Glass Artists of California, ACGA, Pond Farm, Marguerite Wildenhain, Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History, MAH

 

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