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

Brian Van Nostrand, Brian J. Van Nostrand

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

American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, California

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Renwick Gallery, Washington, DC

Bibliography

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

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

Southern Highland Craft Guild

Typical Marks

ca 1960-1970

1996

Bowl

Date: ca 1960-1970

Materials: Stoneware
Method: Thrown
Surface Technique: Glaze

Photo: TMP

American Museum of Ceramic Art, gift of The American Ceramic Society, 2004.2.111

Photo: TMP

Vase

Date: 1996

Materials: Stoneware
Method: Thrown
Surface Technique: Carved, Glaze

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/print/marks/van-nostrand