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1857 Worcester, England - 1934 Alfred, New York. Known for: Ceramicist, matte glaze pottery vases, teaching.
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Charles Fergus Binns was one of the most influential ceramic educators in the United States. Trained in England at the Royal Worcester Porcelain Works in Staffordshire, he came to this country in... Read full biography
Charles Fergus Binns was one of the most influential ceramic educators in the United States. Trained in England at the Royal Worcester Porcelain Works in Staffordshire, he came to this country in 1897. By that time, he had already published and lectured widely on ceramics. He played a pivotal role... Read full biography
Charles Fergus Binns was one of the most influential ceramic educators in the United States. Trained in England at the Royal Worcester Porcelain Works in Staffordshire, he came to this country in 1897. By that time, he had already published and lectured widely on ceramics. He played a pivotal role as an educator, heading the New York State School of Clay-Working and Ceramics (now the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University), the first American institution to grant a degree in... Read full biography
Charles Fergus Binns was one of the most influential ceramic educators in the United States. Trained in England at the Royal Worcester Porcelain Works in Staffordshire, he came to this country in 1897. By that time, he had already published and lectured widely on ceramics. He played a pivotal role as an educator, heading the New York State School of Clay-Working and Ceramics (now the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University), the first American institution to grant a degree in ceramics. Binns taught ceramic technology, offering instruction in clay bodies and glaze chemistry. Among his most notable students were Arthur Baggs of the Marblehead Pottery, Frederick Walrath, Adelaide Robineau, and Mary Chase Perry. At Alfred Binns... Read full biography
Charles Fergus Binns was one of the most influential ceramic educators in the United States. Trained in England at the Royal Worcester Porcelain Works in Staffordshire, he came to this country in 1897. By that time, he had already published and lectured widely on ceramics. He played a pivotal role as an educator, heading the New York State School of Clay-Working and Ceramics (now the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University), the first American institution to grant a degree in ceramics. Binns taught ceramic technology, offering instruction in clay bodies and glaze chemistry. Among his most notable students were Arthur Baggs of the Marblehead Pottery, Frederick Walrath, Adelaide Robineau, and Mary Chase Perry. At Alfred Binns explored a range of glazes, including traditional gloss finishes, but he particularly favored matte glazes. This relatively large vase... Read full biography
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Keywords (11)
Art Media
- •Art Pottery
- •Ceramic Art, Porcelain, Design and/or Decoration
- •Ceramics
- •Clay, Earthenware Vessels
- •Stoneware, Stone, Stonecut, Sandstone
Art Subject
- •Vessels, Vases
Art School
- •New York State College of Ceramics, Alfred University, Teacher
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Arts and Crafts Movement, Late 19th/Early 20th Centuries
- •Studio Pottery