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1913 Port Washington, New York - 2005 Sandy Spring, Maryland. Known for: Modernist ceramic pottery, teaching.
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The following text, submitted by Rosalind Zuses, daughter of the artist, is from the artist's obituary, published in the Alfred, New York newspaper. Robert C. Turner, an internationally acclaimed... Read full biography
The following text, submitted by Rosalind Zuses, daughter of the artist, is from the artist's obituary, published in the Alfred, New York newspaper. Robert C. Turner, an internationally acclaimed artist and an emeritus professor of ceramic art at New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred... Read full biography
The following text, submitted by Rosalind Zuses, daughter of the artist, is from the artist's obituary, published in the Alfred, New York newspaper. Robert C. Turner, an internationally acclaimed artist and an emeritus professor of ceramic art at New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, died July 26, 2005, at the Friends House Retirement Community in Sandy Spring, MD, where he and his wife, Sue, had resided for the past six years. Recipient of the State University of New York... Read full biography
The following text, submitted by Rosalind Zuses, daughter of the artist, is from the artist's obituary, published in the Alfred, New York newspaper. Robert C. Turner, an internationally acclaimed artist and an emeritus professor of ceramic art at New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, died July 26, 2005, at the Friends House Retirement Community in Sandy Spring, MD, where he and his wife, Sue, had resided for the past six years. Recipient of the State University of New York Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching in 1973, Turner was also a past president and honorary member of the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA). In addition to teaching at Alfred University's School of Art & Design, Turner... Read full biography
The following text, submitted by Rosalind Zuses, daughter of the artist, is from the artist's obituary, published in the Alfred, New York newspaper. Robert C. Turner, an internationally acclaimed artist and an emeritus professor of ceramic art at New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, died July 26, 2005, at the Friends House Retirement Community in Sandy Spring, MD, where he and his wife, Sue, had resided for the past six years. Recipient of the State University of New York Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching in 1973, Turner was also a past president and honorary member of the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA). In addition to teaching at Alfred University's School of Art & Design, Turner started the ceramic program at Black Mountain College in North Carolina, and also taught as a visiting professor at the Unive... Read full biography
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About Robert Chapman Turner: Keywords
Keywords (19)
Art Method
- •Craftsperson, Handicrafts
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
- •Art Pottery
- •Ceramic Art, Porcelain, Design and/or Decoration
- •Ceramics
- •Oil Paint
- •Stoneware, Stone, Stonecut, Sandstone
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Hand-Crafted Objects
Art Association
- •American Craft Council
Art School
- •Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Teacher
- •New York State College of Ceramics, Alfred University, Student
- •Penland School of Crafts, North Carolina, Teacher/Artist in Residence
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Student
Awards/Recognition
- •Cresson Traveling Scholarship
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Ceramic Specialty