Christine McHorse
Paul Chaleff is known for his large scale wood fired ceramic sculptures and vessels. He also created a large body of wheel thrown functional vessels. His vessels are strongly influenced by Japanese ...
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Paul Chaleff is known for his large scale wood fired ceramic sculptures and vessels. He also created a large body of wheel thrown functional vessels. His vessels are strongly influenced by Japanese pottery, especially the work of one of Japan?s National Living Treasures, Takeshi Nakazato. Chaleff was one of the first American potters using a Japanese style Anagama kiln and became a leader in the introduction of this form of wood-burning kiln.
In 1989, he began a regular collaboration with the British sculptor Sir Anthony Caro. Over a period of thirteen years, they created nearly 50 works, both figurative and abstract. Caro?s sculpture has had direct influence on Chaleff?s work as has the sculpture of Isamu Noguchi, and the ceramics of John Mason and Lucie Rie.
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Ceramic Potter and Sculptor
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- Public Collections
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Denver Art Museum, Denver, Colorado
National Museum of the American Indian, New York, New York
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Renwick Gallery, Washington, D.C.
- Bibliography
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Begaye, Nathan. Free Spirit: The New Native American Potter. Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Stedelijk Museum 2006.
Bishop, Robert, Cate, Barbara., Kogan, Lee., Rosenak, Jan., Rosenak, Chuck. Museum of American Folk Art encyclopedia of twentieth-century American folk art and artists. New York: Abbeville Press, 1990.
Clark, Garth, “Christine Nofchissey McHorse: A Free Spirit.” Ceramics Art and Perception 66, January 2006.
Clark, Garth, and Mark Del Vecchio. Dark Light: The Ceramics of Christine Nofchissey McHorse. Albuquerque NM: University of New Mexico Press, 2013.
King, Charles S., Peter Held, and Will Wilson. Spoken Through Clay: Native Pottery of the Southwest: The Eric Dobkin Collection. Santa Fe NM: Museum of New Mexico Press, 2017.
Matuz, Roger. St. James Guide to native North American Artists. Detroit MI: St. James Press,1998.
Rosenak, Chuck, and Janet Rosenak. Contemporary American Folk Art: A Collector’s Guide. 1996.
- CV or Resume
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McGee, Donna
- Website(s)
Citation: McGee, Donna Christine McHorse, "The Marks Project."
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