Obituary. New York Times January 10, 2011. Paul Soldner, 89, Ceramic Artist and Innovator. By William Grimes. Paul Soldner, a ceramist who put his own twist on the Japanese firing technique known as... Read full biography
Obituary. New York Times January 10, 2011. Paul Soldner, 89, Ceramic Artist and Innovator. By William Grimes. Paul Soldner, a ceramist who put his own twist on the Japanese firing technique known as raku to create wildly spontaneous sculptural vessels, died on Monday at his home in Claremont,... Read full biography
Obituary. New York Times January 10, 2011. Paul Soldner, 89, Ceramic Artist and Innovator. By William Grimes. Paul Soldner, a ceramist who put his own twist on the Japanese firing technique known as raku to create wildly spontaneous sculptural vessels, died on Monday at his home in Claremont, Calif. He was 89. His death was confirmed by his daughter, Stephanie Soldner Sullivan. Mr. Soldner was the first student of Peter Voulkos, the revolutionary founder of the ceramics program at the Los... Read full biography
Obituary. New York Times January 10, 2011. Paul Soldner, 89, Ceramic Artist and Innovator. By William Grimes. Paul Soldner, a ceramist who put his own twist on the Japanese firing technique known as raku to create wildly spontaneous sculptural vessels, died on Monday at his home in Claremont, Calif. He was 89. His death was confirmed by his daughter, Stephanie Soldner Sullivan. Mr. Soldner was the first student of Peter Voulkos, the revolutionary founder of the ceramics program at the Los Angeles County Art Institute, who made it his mission to free ceramics from their traditional function as useful household goods and make them a vehicle for artistic and personal expression. Mr. Soldner incorporated the lessons of Abstract Expressionism... Read full biography
Obituary. New York Times January 10, 2011. Paul Soldner, 89, Ceramic Artist and Innovator. By William Grimes. Paul Soldner, a ceramist who put his own twist on the Japanese firing technique known as raku to create wildly spontaneous sculptural vessels, died on Monday at his home in Claremont, Calif. He was 89. His death was confirmed by his daughter, Stephanie Soldner Sullivan. Mr. Soldner was the first student of Peter Voulkos, the revolutionary founder of the ceramics program at the Los Angeles County Art Institute, who made it his mission to free ceramics from their traditional function as useful household goods and make them a vehicle for artistic and personal expression. Mr. Soldner incorporated the lessons of Abstract Expressionism and modernist sculpture in his work, throwing floor pots with expressionistically painted areas that rose to... Read full biography
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About Paul Edmund Soldner: Books
Books & Publications (12)
Publications based on askART research. List may not be comprehensive.
The House that Sam Built: Sam Maloof and Art in the Pomona Valley, 1945-1985 (Huntington Library Exhibition) (Exhibition catalog)
2011
Nelson, Harold (Editor)
192 pages (color)
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005
Davenport, Ray
2,421 pages
Who's Who in American Art, 2004 2003 - 2004 (25th Edition)
2004
McGowan, Alison C (Editor)
1,512 pages
Sex Pots: Eroticism in Ceramics
2003
Mathieu, Paul
224 pages (color)
Who's Who in American Art, 1993-1994, 20th Edition (American Federation of Arts)
1993
Bowker R R
1,473 pages
Paul Soldner: A Retrospective
1992
Soldner, Paul; Mac McClain; Mary Davis Mac Naughton, et all
0 pages (color)
Who's Who in American Art-1986 1986
1986
Jaques Cattell Press
1,292 pages
American Artists: An Illustrated Survey of Leading Contemporary Americans
1985
Krantz, Les
347 pages (color)
The Art of California Selected Works/ Oakland Museum