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American
(1919–2005)
Bottle
circa 1956-1957
Stoneware
15.5 x 10.25 x 10.25 in.
Museum Permanent Collection
1984.528
James McKinnell’s background in ceramic engineering made him one of the most influential innovators of ceramic technology in the twentieth century. Among the different types of kilns he developed, the portable double-chambered loose-brick kiln, fueled by propane, changed how studio potters worked, because of the way it could be adapted to the size and type of firing desired. McKinnell primarily produced functional stoneware vessels with a solid, busy quality, as visible in Bottle. He was heavily influenced by Japanese ceramics, applying this sensibility, and his scientific training, to explore clays, glazes, and ceramic equipment. McKinnell and his wife, Nan, were a strong duo, teaching and producing work all over the world and often collaborating on pieces, with one making the form and the other finishing it. Writer Michael Paglia coined the term “gypsy scholars” for the peripatetic pair, who spent much of their lives traveling the globe, teaching the art of ceramics. Their common signature is “McKinnell.”
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