Don Sprague
Hal Riegger is known for earthenware stoneware pottery. Riegger began experimenting with raku firing in 1948 and is believed to be one of the first potters to raku fire work in North ...
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- Biography
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Hal Riegger is known for earthenware stoneware pottery. Riegger began experimenting with raku firing in 1948 and is believed to be one of the first potters to raku fire work in North America. Riegger also experimented with pit firing techniques. In the 1950?s Riegger began making hand built abstract figurative sculptures incorporating mixed media elements, such as metal, fiber, and wood.
Riegger was an influential teacher; among his students were Robert Brady, Rick Dillingham, and John Dumas.
In 1962, Riegger developed ?Experiment A Workshops,? a series of events held outside focused on teaching primitive ceramic techniques. These workshops took place around the United States.
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1989-1992
Resident Artist, Artists in the Schools Program, Metropolitan Arts Commission, Portland, Oregon
- Primary Work Experience
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1973-1985
Ceramics Instructor, Oregon College of Arts and Crafts, Portland, Oregon
1975-1976Ceramics Instructor, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon
1979-1980Ceramics Instructor, Mount Hood Community College, Gresham, Oregon
2007George Fox University, Newberg, Oregon
Other
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American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, California
College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio
Contemporary Crafts Gallery, Portland, Oregon
Norah Eccles Harrison Museum, Utah State University, Logan, Utah
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Renwick Gallery, Washington, DC
- Bibliography
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“A Portfolio of Functional Forms.” Studio Potter (June 1985).
Hopper, Robin. Functional Pottery: Form and Aesthetics in Pots of Purpose, 2nd ed. 2000.
Rhodes, Daniel and Robin Hopper. Clay and Glazes for the Potter, 3rd ed. 2000.
“Teapots.” Ceramics Monthly (1986).
“Three Northwest Potters.” Ceramics Monthly (April 1981).
“Oregon Potters.” Studio Potter (November 1981).
- CV or Resume
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McGee, Donna
- Website(s)
Citation: McGee, Donna Don Sprague, "The Marks Project."
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