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

Robert Woo, Bob Woo

1948 Born Boston, Massachusetts

EDUCATION

1970 BA Philosophy and Religion, Colby College, Waterville Maine

1972 MFA Ceramics, School for American Craftsmen at the Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York

PRIMARY WORK EXPERIENCE

1974 Studio Potter

1995 Ceramic Technician, University of Massachusetts, Amherst Massachusetts

 

Robert Woo is a functional potter, working in both stoneware and porcelain; most of his forms are wheel thrown. All pots are reduction fired in a gas kiln.

Bibliography

Fina, Angela and Jonathan Fairbanks. The Best of Pottery. Rockport MA: Quarry Books, 1996.

Gustin, Christopher and Jonathan L. Fairbanks. The Contemporary Potter: A Collection. Rockport, MA: Rockport Publishers, 2000.

Rosen, Laura. Profiles: Who’s Who in American Crafts. Baltimore, MD: Rosen Publishing, 1993.

 

 

 

Center for CraftSouthern Highland Craft Guild

 

Typical Marks
2000
Celedon Teapot with Bamboo Handle
Date: 2000
Materials: Porcelain
Method: Thrown
Surface Technique: Glaze, Incised, Stamped
Photo: TMP
Photo: TMP
Photo: TMP

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Amherst, Massachusetts

 

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