Melvin Lindquist
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Melvin Lindquist
American, 1911–2000
Melvin Lindquist earned his BS degree from Oakland Polytechnic College Of Engineering in 1935 He began turning in the 1930's as a vertical turret latehr operator for the General Electric Company. In his shop at home, he began an exploration of the vase form through woodturning which has continued for over fifty years. He began turning spalted wood in the late 1950s when he discovered the wood on his land in the New York Adirondacks. He introduced his son to woodworking at that time.
His continuing studies of ancient Oriental, Greek and Indian ceramic vases have been essential to his pursuit of the ideals of the vase form.
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