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1929 Sunbury, Pennsylvania - 2014 Clarkdale, Arizona. Known for: Ceramic pottery, illustration, public murals, teaching.
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"Don Reitz: Clay, Fire, Salt, and Wood". by Jody Clowes. Fearless improvisation and revival in American studio ceramics. Don Reitz is recognized as one of the most important and influential ceramic... Read full biography
"Don Reitz: Clay, Fire, Salt, and Wood". by Jody Clowes. Fearless improvisation and revival in American studio ceramics. Don Reitz is recognized as one of the most important and influential ceramic artists of this century. Trained at Alfred University in the early 1960s, Reitz has pursued a... Read full biography
"Don Reitz: Clay, Fire, Salt, and Wood". by Jody Clowes. Fearless improvisation and revival in American studio ceramics. Don Reitz is recognized as one of the most important and influential ceramic artists of this century. Trained at Alfred University in the early 1960s, Reitz has pursued a life-long investigation of salt and wood firing of his ceramic pieces in order to preserve the energy and freshness of his artistic marks and gestures. Finding that the texture and unpredictability of... Read full biography
"Don Reitz: Clay, Fire, Salt, and Wood". by Jody Clowes. Fearless improvisation and revival in American studio ceramics. Don Reitz is recognized as one of the most important and influential ceramic artists of this century. Trained at Alfred University in the early 1960s, Reitz has pursued a life-long investigation of salt and wood firing of his ceramic pieces in order to preserve the energy and freshness of his artistic marks and gestures. Finding that the texture and unpredictability of salt-firing suited his work, Reitz almost single-handedly revived this neglected technique, and through long experimentation developed a range of colors and surface effects previously unknown in salt-firing. Juggling and manipulating the variables in each... Read full biography
"Don Reitz: Clay, Fire, Salt, and Wood". by Jody Clowes. Fearless improvisation and revival in American studio ceramics. Don Reitz is recognized as one of the most important and influential ceramic artists of this century. Trained at Alfred University in the early 1960s, Reitz has pursued a life-long investigation of salt and wood firing of his ceramic pieces in order to preserve the energy and freshness of his artistic marks and gestures. Finding that the texture and unpredictability of salt-firing suited his work, Reitz almost single-handedly revived this neglected technique, and through long experimentation developed a range of colors and surface effects previously unknown in salt-firing. Juggling and manipulating the variables in each firing, Reitz is a virtuoso who relishes knowing what he can control and what he cannot.&nbs... Read full biography
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Keywords (16)
Art Method
- •Illustration, Illustrator
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
- •Art Pottery
- •Ceramic Art, Porcelain, Design and/or Decoration
- •Ceramics
- •Clay, Earthenware Vessels
- •Stoneware, Stone, Stonecut, Sandstone
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Hand-Crafted Objects
- •Vessels, Vases
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Australia and/or New Zealand
- •Japan
Art School
- •Penland School of Crafts, North Carolina, Teacher/Artist in Residence
Awards/Recognition
- •National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship
Chronology
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing