Laura Andreson, California (1902 - 1999), American studio pottery bowl, 1955, stoneware with mustard over brown glaze and spatter with painted mark pattern, 3"H x 8 1/4"Diam.

Laura Andreson California (1902 - 1999) American studio pottery bowl, 1955 stoneware with mustard over brown glaze and spatter with painted mark pattern signed and dated under base. Biography from the Archives of askART: These Notes represent the beginning of a possible future biography for this artist. Please click here if you wish to help in its development. Laura F. Anderson was born in California on October 7, 1902. Andreson studied at Columbia University and UCLA. She taught at UCLA from 1933 to 1970. She died in Los Angeles, CA on August 16, 1999. Works held: Museum of Modern Art. Edan Hughes, author of the book "Artists in California, 1786-1940" BIOGRAPHY from The Marks Project: Laura Andreson is known for making and refining simple vessel forms. Initially Andreson worked in low-fired earthenware with brightly pigmented glazes of yellows, reds and turquoise-greens with an undercoating of oxide stains. According to Andreson, early work was handbuilt until 1940, then wheel thrown. In 1948 she began using stoneware for which she developed a range of stoneware bodies and glazes. In 1957 Andreson began work in porcelain. Laura Andreson established one of the first academic ceramics programs in America at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and is credited with reviving the art of pottery making in America. Her work reflected her interest in the forms of Scandinavian design, techniques of Persian reduction firing and Japanese ceramic colors. Her creative process radically differed from that used by most potters. She typically started with a glaze and then decided what kind of vessel to create for it. After retiring she continued her pioneering research developing new firing techniques, clay bodies and glazes, providing future generations of clay artists with valuable technical information. Andreson’s papers are in The Smithsonian Institution's National Archives of American Art. 3"H x 8 1/4"Diam.