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Remembrances

Remembering: John Paul Miller

by Jessica Shaykett

|March 04, 2013

|Categories: Remembrances, College of Fellows, Web Exclusive, Metal, Jewelry

A look back at the legendary metalsmith, jeweler, and beloved teacher...

Remembering: L. Brent Kington

by Jessica Shaykett

|February 11, 2013

|Categories: Remembrances, College of Fellows, Web Exclusive, Metal

He was known for his role in the resurgence of blacksmithing as an art form in America.

Remembering: Victor Spinski

by Jessica Shaykett

|January 23, 2013

|Categories: Remembrances, Ceramics, Clay, Web Exclusive

A leading figure in the avant-garde ceramics movement of the 1960s and '70s died on January 21.

Remembering: Evelyn Ackerman

|November 30, 2012

|Categories: Remembrances, Design, Web Exclusive

Looking back at the life of a leading California mid-century modern designer.

Remembering: Nan Bangs McKinnell

by Dulcey Heller

|August 24, 2012

|Categories: Remembrances, College of Fellows, Clay, Ceramics, Web Exclusive

Looking back on the life and career of ceramics pioneer and ACC Fellow, Nan McKinnell.

Remembering: Harold B. Helwig

by Jessica Shaykett

|July 23, 2012

|Categories: Remembrances, Enamels, Metal, Web Exclusive

The prominent artist and educator was a leading figure in the contemporary enamels field.

Remembering: Merry Renk

by Jessica Shaykett

|June 25, 2012

|Categories: Remembrances, Metal, Jewelry, College of Fellows, Web Exclusive

Merry Renk was a pioneering jewelry artist, accomplished painter, and sculptor.

Remembering: Ken Price

by Dulcey Heller

|February 29, 2012

|Categories: Remembrances

Ken Price, one of the most influential ceramicists of his generation, died at his home in Arroyo Hondo, New Mexico.

Remembering: Eva Zeisel

by Julie K. Hanus

|January 03, 2012

|Categories: Remembrances, Ceramics, Design, Fashion

Ceramic artist and industrial designer Eva Zeisel died on Friday in New City, New York. She was 105. Among her many accomplishments, the Hungarian-born Zeisel, who emigrated to the United States in 1938, is perhaps best known for her organic, warm approach to modernism, as exemplified by the gentle curves of her beloved 1940s and '50s dinnerware designs.

Remembering: Sandy Besser

by Andrew Zoellner

|December 21, 2011

|Categories: Remembrances

Sanford "Sandy" Michael Besser, a collector, advocate, and art lover, passed away November 25 at his home in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He was 75.

Besser was a trustee and former board member of the ACC. He and his wife, Diane Pettit Besser, who passed away in 2001, were voracious collectors, known for their eclectic collection of drawings, tribal art, and ceramic scupltures and vessels, including their much loved collection of crazy teapots. Besser was named one of the top 100 collectors in America by Art & Antiques magazine.

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