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Ken Ferguson Art

American, 1928-2004
Ken Ferguson received an M.F.A. in 1954 from Alfred University, and went on to become an influential teacher and artist in his field of pottery. From 1964 until 1996, when he was named Professor Emeritus, Ferguson was Head of the Ceramics Department at the Kansas City Art Institute. His students included Kurt Weiser, Chris Gustin, Akio Takamorri, Richard Notkin, and others. He created high-fired stoneware and also experimented in salt-glazing. In 1981 he was named one of the 12 greatest living potters by Ceramics Monthly Magazine. During the 1980s Ferguson had a summer home and studio in North Fork, Centennial, Wyoming.
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Located in Missouri, MO

Basket By Ken Ferguson (1928-2004) 21" x 13" Ken Ferguson received an M.F.A. in 1954 from Alfred University, and went on to become an influential teacher and artist in his field of pottery. From 1964 until 1996, when he was named Professor Emeritus, Ferguson was Head of the Ceramics Department at the Kansas City Art Institute. His students included Kurt Weiser...

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20th Century Abstract Ken Ferguson Art

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Earthenware, Glaze

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Ken Ferguson Hare Basket Black Stoneware and Glaze 13.5 x 15.5 x 15" 1984 Provenance - Acquired directly from the artist's studio *Slight black putty made restoration to handle by t...

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Ken Ferguson Medium Size Bowl with Nude Wheel-thrown, salt-glazed stoneware Year: Unknown Size: 5 x 11 x 11 Inches Signed/Stamped COA provided Kenneth Richard Ferguson was born in 1928 in Elwood, Indiana. He received a Bachedlor of Fine Arts degree in painting from the Carnegie Institute of Technology in 1952, and an Masters of Fine Arts degree in ceramics from New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University in 1958. From 1958 to 1964, he managed the Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts in Helena, Montana. From 1964 to 1996, Ferguson was Head of the Ceramics Department at the Kansas City Art Institute...

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Ken Ferguson Large Bowl with Nude Wheel-thrown, salt-glazed stoneware Year: Unknown Size: 17.75 x 3 inches Signed/Stamped COA provided Kenneth Richard Ferguson was born in 1928 in Elwood, Indiana. He received a Bachedlor of Fine Arts degree in painting from the Carnegie Institute of Technology in 1952, and an Masters of Fine Arts degree in ceramics from New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University in 1958. From 1958 to 1964, he managed the Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts in Helena, Montana. From 1964 to 1996, Ferguson was Head of the Ceramics Department at the Kansas City Art Institute...

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