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Remembering: Jan Peters

by Andrew Zoellner
|December 21, 2011
|Categories: Remembrances, Gallery, Wood

Jan Peters, co-founder and director of del Mano Gallery in Los Angeles, passed away December 5 after a 12-year battle with cancer at the age of 64.

Remembering: Ardis Butler James

by Andrew Zoellner
|July 19, 2011
|Categories: Remembrances

Ardis Butler James, a leading quilt collector and philanthropist, died July 7 at the age of 85 in Stamford, Connecticut.

James had a lifelong love of fabric. Growing up in Omaha, her mother was a quilter, and James was a respected amateur quilter in her own right, too, before collecting became her focus. She even owned a fabric shop in Chappaqua, New York, for nearly a decade.

Remembering: Stephen De Staebler

by Elizabeth Ryan
|May 31, 2011
|Categories: Remembrances, Ceramics, Clay, Metal, Sculpture

"You do what you can and then it is really up to others to see if there's anything in the work for them, too. You can only deal with your own point of view, but something that touches you deeply is going to touch others too." So said clay sculptor Stephen De Staebler in a 1981 Ceramics Monthly interview. De Staebler, who was known for his grand human forms, died May 13 at age 78.

Remembering: Toshiko Takaezu

by Elizabeth Ryan
|March 14, 2011
|Categories: Remembrances, Ceramics, Clay

Toshiko Takaezu, one of the most influential and world-renowned ceramic artists, died last week at the age of 88. Takaezu taught for 25 years at Princeton University, where she was a mentor who shaped the lives of generations of artists. She was known for her round forms, which often incorporated an element of sound.

Remembering: Paul Soldner

by Elizabeth Ryan
|January 06, 2011
|Categories: Web Exclusive, Remembrances, Ceramics

Groundbreaking ceramic artist Paul Soldner died at the age of 89 on Monday. The internationally recognized pioneer was instrumental in the evolution of ceramic art. Soldner was often referred to as the "father of American raku," and also known for his innovative work with low-temperature salt firing.

Remembering a Visionary:Peter Marzio

by Julie K. Hanus
|December 15, 2010
|Categories: Web Exclusive, Remembrances

Peter Marzio, director of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, since 1982, died on Thursday after a recurrence of cancer. He was 67 years old. Under his direction, the MFAH flourished, adding two new buildings and a sculpture garden designed by Isamu Noguchi, developing a vibrant educational outreach program, and growing its collection from 14,000 to 62,000 works of art.

Remembering: Heikki Seppa

by Joyce Lovelace
|November 10, 2010
|Categories: Web Exclusive, Remembrances

"A thorough knowledge of materials and techniques is a direct measure of artistic freedom," metalsmith Heikki Seppa once wrote. An influential artist and educator whose technical and sculptural innovations opened up a world of expressive possibilities in his medium, Seppa died on May 18, 2010; he was 83.

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