Rare Bunny McBride Tumblers - Studio Pottery - Set Of 7

Description: Unique, 1960’s Studio Pottery, 7 Fluted Tumblers - Approx 5.1875” each. Condition is "Used". Shipped with USPS Priority Mail. Description: These are a rare set of 7 Fluted Tumblers in wheel thrown clay with beautiful dark spiral glaze. Each tumbler measures approx. 5.1875” h x 3.25” inches at the opening x 2.5” at the foot. Each is masterfully thrown and are signed “McBride” with Bunny’s impressed pine tree chop mark also. Of the set of 7 tumblers, 5 are it great original condition No cracks cracks or chips. 2 have hairline firing cracks (so noted in photographs). 2 are of a different period (I believe earlier), as they have a lighter glaze over the body and have hand written signatures on the bottom center with the impressed pine tree chop added, while the other 5 are signed with chop marks on their beveled edge. These tumblers were purchased in Big Timber, Montana. They are perfect for your special Montana Potters, studio clay collection. From The Marks Project: Bunny McBride Born April 8, 1938, Butte, Montana Died March 2, 2021, Cape Coral, Florida EDUCATION 1965 BS Art and Design, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana 1970 MS Fine Arts, New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Alfred, New York PRIMARY WORK EXPERIENCE 1952-1957 US Army 1977-2010 Professor, The University of Iowa School of Art & Art History, Iowa City, Iowa McBride Pottery, Iowa BIOGRAPHY Bunny McBride is known for wheel-thrown functional pottery and formulated his own clay bodies, both porcelain and stoneware. Pieces are most often glazed with his uniquely formulated glazes, then high fired. He used a wide range of forms and glaze techniques. Bunny McBride studied with Lyndon Pomeroy at Northern Montana College and then with Frances Senska and Jesse Wilber at Montana State University. Throughout his career at Iowa State, McBride performed research and exploration of ancient kiln sites in China and Korea. He exhibited and demonstrated widely and was an influential teacher. Public Collections American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, California Bibliography Illian, Clary. A Potter's Workbook. Iowa City, IA: University of Iowa Press, 2012. FROM MIDDLETON CERAMIC COLLECTION: Bunny McBride was born in Butte, Montana in 1938. He earned his M.F.A. in Ceramics Arts from Alfred University, Alfred, NY, and since 1970, has been teaching ceramics at the University of Iowa, where he has also served as head of the ceramics department since 1991. His work has been featured in an extensive list of solo and group exhibits and he is the recipient of numerous grants, including several from the University of Iowa and one from the Montana Arts Council and NEA to study ceramics at the Archie Bray Foundation in Helena, Montana. He has twice visited China to research and share information on ancient ceramics and archeological discoveries, and he has also helped document ancient kiln sites in Korea. He died on March 2, 2021. ARTIST STATEMENT "I am a ceramist and have been for over 40 years. As a Montanan born and raised in the western end of the state, I began ceramics under Lyndon Pomeroy when he taught at Northern Montana College and finished my undergraduate degree under Francis Senska and Jesse Wilber at Montana State University. I worked for David Shaner at the Archie Bray Foundation in Helena before he left for his studio at Bigfork, Montana. After finishing graduate school at Alfred University, Alfred, New York, I began teaching ceramics in Iowa City, Iowa 1970. I have been teaching ceramics at the University of Iowa for the last 34 years and am currently Chair of Ceramics. We still maintain strong ties to Montana. My wife is an integral part of the studio and business of pottery, contributing a great deal to the success of my pots. The ceramics that I make is utilitarian, functional, and one of a kind. I make the clay body, glazes and do my own firing and marketing. My philosophy is to make the best work possible and to give it a personality that makes each piece meaningful to the purchaser and user. I don't make things that entertain, titillate, or mesmerize. I try very hard to make things that work well and add a “down to earth” positive quality to the life of the user."

Price: 435 USD

Location: Billings, Montana

End Time: 2025-01-23T04:14:51.000Z

Shipping Cost: 45 USD