Artist
Paul Soldner(American, 1921–2011)American, 1921–2011
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Pedestal Piece
Date1978
MediumStoneware
DimensionsOverall: 12 1/4 × 10 3/4 in. (31.1 × 27.3 cm)
Credit LineGarth Clark and Mark Del Vecchio Collection, gift of Garth Clark and Mark Del Vecchio
Object number2007.1063
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"American Potters," Traveled by SITE (Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service) to twelve US cities including New York. Illustrated in the accompanying book by Garth Clark 1979.
"The Contemporary American Potter: Recent Vessels," University of Northern Iowa Gallery of Art, Cedar Falls, April 28, 1980-ending date unknown; University Gallery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, February 21-March 22, 1981; Dane G. Hansen Museum, Logan, KS, June 13-July 12, 1981; Arnot Art Museum, Elmira, NY, October 3-November 1, 1981; University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, November 28-December 27, 1981; Arapahoe Community College, Littleton, CO, January 23-February 21, 1982; Anchorage Historical and Fine Arts Museum, Anchorage, Alaska, March 20-April 18, 1982; Huntsville Museum of Art, Huntsville, AL, beginning date unknown-August 22, 1982; Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WI, October 23-December 5, 1982.
"Paul Soldner: A Retrospective, Lang Gallery, Scripps College, Claremont, CA 1991 and traveled from 1991-1994 to the California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA; Danforth Museum of Art, Framingham, MA; Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art, Logan, UT; Huntsville Museum of Art, Huntsville, AL; Paine Art Center, Oshkosh, WI; Lakeview Museum of Arts and Sciences, Peoria, IL; University Art Museum, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ; Fresno Art Museum, Fresno, CA; American Craft Museum, New York, NY; Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL; Aspen Art Museum, Aspen, CO.
"Shifting Paradigms in Contemporary Ceramics: The Garth Clark and Mark Del Vecchio Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 4 March - 3 June, 2012.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
"S" etched in interior of vessel
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Paul S. Briggs
2021
Stoneware
2023.251.A-.Y
