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.(Biography provided by Gallery of the Masters)
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Huge Hare Platter by Ken Ferguson (INV# NP4059)
By Ken Ferguson
Located in Morton Grove, IL
Ken Ferguson
Very rare and early work!
USA, 1983
stoneware
22 h × 24 w × 5¾ d in
signed by artist
Ken Ferguson (1928 - 2004) received an M.F.A. in 1954 from Alfred University, and went on to become one of the most influential teachers and artists 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 work has been included in solo shows at the Garth Clark Gallery in New York and the Frank Lloyd Gallery in California and can be found in prominent museum collections such as Charles A. Wustum Museum of Fine Arts (Racine, Wisconsin), Los Angeles County Museum of Art (California), Museum of Arts and Design (New York), and the Victoria and Albert Museum (London). With such a magnificent career, it is fitting that in 1981 he was named one of the 12 greatest living potters by Ceramics Monthly Magazine and has been a professor to such legendary ceramic artists as Kurt Weiser...
Category
1980s Contemporary Ken Ferguson Art
Materials
Stoneware
Basket with handle
By Ken Ferguson
Located in Kansas City, MO
Ken Ferguson
Basket with handle
Material: Stoneware, glaze
Year: Circa 1980
Size: 18 x 13 inches
Stamped
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Art Pottery Lidded Vase by Ken Ferguson, Signed
By Ken Ferguson
Located in Kansas City, MO
Unusual Art pottery vase with lid by Ken Ferguson. Painted with nude female forms. Some areas of loss on inside of lid. No cracks. Very good overall condition. Signed with "F" stamp used...
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"Large Hare Charger" by Ken Ferguson
By Ken Ferguson
Located in Morton Grove, IL
stoneware, glaze
signed by artist
Category
1990s Contemporary Ken Ferguson Art
Materials
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Basket
By Ken Ferguson
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...
Category
20th Century Abstract Ken Ferguson Art
Materials
Earthenware, Glaze
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13.5 x 15.5 x 15"
1984
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H 3 in W 17.75 in D 17.75 in
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