Lynn Whitehead-Lehnert

1951 Born Dover, New Jersey

2001 Died Unicoi, Tennessee

EDUCATION

1973 BS Communications, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

1982 MFA Ceramics, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee

PRIMARY WORK EXPERIENCE

1983-1984 Ceramics Instructor, Tusculum College, Greenville, Tennessee

1986-2001 Associate Professor of Ceramics, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee

Lynn Whitehead-Lehnert is known for functional and decorative ceramics. Pieces were developed using the potter's wheel, or occasionally hand built. Signature forms include bulbous or squat covered jars, and tall basket forms. Whitehead-Lehnert's pieces are most often pit fired, and feature the addition of reeds, dowels and raffia in the form of handles, or as decorative agents in the finished state.

Works are often influenced by East Asian aesthetics.

Public Collections

Concordia College, Selma, Alabama

Reece Museum, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee

Southern Highland Craft Guild