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Where is Ron Nagle from?
Ron Nagle is from San Francisco, California. He was born there on February 21, 1939. In 1961, he earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from San Francisco State College. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of Ron Nagle art and ceramics.
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Untitled by Ron Nagle (INV# NP3614)
By Ron Nagle
Located in Morton Grove, IL
Ron Nagle Untitled (INV# NP3614) clay and glaze 5.25 x 4 x 4" 1986 Ron Nagle is one of the most important sculptors in the United States. He work is highly collected and included in museum collections such as Shigaraki Museum, Japan; Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Musée de Plastique, Paris; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; and the Stedelijk Museum in the Netherlands. He was born in San Francisco and began working with ceramics during the 1950s as a high school student. In 1961 he apprenticed to Peter Voulkos at the University of California, Berkeley, and later exhibited his work alongside Voulkos, Ken Price, and other innovative West Coast artists working in clay. His work is inspired by such artists as Giorgio Morandi, Phillip Guston, and George Herriman...
Category

1980s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Clay, Glaze

Octopus Sake Set by Ron Nagle
By Ron Nagle
Located in Morton Grove, IL
Octopus Sake Set Porcelain, decal and red enamel underglaze tallest- 4.25" x 3.75” date unkown Ron Nagle is one of the most important sculptors in the United States. He work is highly collected and included in museum collections such as Shigaraki Museum, Japan; Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Musée de Plastique, Paris; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; and the Stedelijk Museum in the Netherlands. He was born in San Francisco and began working with ceramics during the 1950s as a high school student. In 1961 he apprenticed to Peter Voulkos at the University of California, Berkeley, and later exhibited his work alongside Voulkos, Ken Price, and other innovative West Coast artists working in clay. His work is inspired by such artists as Giorgio Morandi, Phillip Guston, and George Herriman...
Category

1980s Contemporary More Art

Materials

Clay

Ship Vessel by Ron Nagle
By Ron Nagle
Located in Morton Grove, IL
Ron Nagle Ship Vessel porcelain, enamel decal, overglaze 2 x 2 x 2 date unknown Ron Nagle is one of the most important sculptors in the United States. He work is highly collected and included in museum collections such as Shigaraki Museum, Japan; Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Musée de Plastique, Paris; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; and the Stedelijk Museum in the Netherlands. He was born in San Francisco and began working with ceramics during the 1950s as a high school student. In 1961 he apprenticed to Peter Voulkos at the University of California, Berkeley, and later exhibited his work alongside Voulkos, Ken Price, and other innovative West Coast artists working in clay. His work is inspired by such artists as Giorgio Morandi, Phillip Guston, and George Herriman...
Category

2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Enamel

Ship Vessel by Ron Nagle
By Ron Nagle
Located in Morton Grove, IL
Ron Nagle Ship Vessel porcelain, enamel decal, overglaze 2 x 2 x 2" date unknown Ron Nagle is one of the most important sculptors in the United States. He work is highly collected and included in museum collections such as Shigaraki Museum, Japan; Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Musée de Plastique, Paris; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; and the Stedelijk Museum in the Netherlands. He was born in San Francisco and began working with ceramics during the 1950s as a high school student. In 1961 he apprenticed to Peter Voulkos at the University of California, Berkeley, and later exhibited his work alongside Voulkos, Ken Price, and other innovative West Coast artists working in clay. His work is inspired by such artists as Giorgio Morandi, Phillip Guston, and George Herriman...
Category

2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Enamel

"Mr. E" Plate by Ron Nagle
By Ron Nagle
Located in Morton Grove, IL
Ron Nagle "Mr. E" Plate pink porcelain .5 x 13 x 12.75" 1988 signed by artist Ron Nagle is one of the most important sculptors in the United States. He work is highly collected and included in museum collections such as Shigaraki Museum, Japan; Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Musée de Plastique, Paris; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; and the Stedelijk Museum in the Netherlands. He was born in San Francisco and began working with ceramics during the 1950s as a high school student. In 1961 he apprenticed to Peter Voulkos at the University of California, Berkeley, and later exhibited his work alongside Voulkos, Ken Price, and other innovative West Coast artists working in clay. His work is inspired by such artists as Giorgio Morandi, Phillip Guston, and George Herriman...
Category

1980s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Ship Vessel by Ron Nagle
By Ron Nagle
Located in Morton Grove, IL
Ron Nagle Ship Cup porcelain, glaze and red enamel overglaze 2015 Ron Nagle is one of the most important sculptors in the United States. He work is highly collected and included in museum collections such as Shigaraki Museum, Japan; Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Musée de Plastique, Paris; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; and the Stedelijk Museum in the Netherlands. He was born in San Francisco and began working with ceramics during the 1950s as a high school student. In 1961 he apprenticed to Peter Voulkos at the University of California, Berkeley, and later exhibited his work alongside Voulkos, Ken Price, and other innovative West Coast artists working in clay. His work is inspired by such artists as Giorgio Morandi, Phillip Guston, and George Herriman...
Category

2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Enamel

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