Irwin Whitaker
Irwin A. Whitaker is best known for pottery and vessel forms. Surface techniques included incised geometric patterns and basic line work in the leather hard stage. Glazes appear in a variety of ...
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Irwin A. Whitaker is best known for pottery and vessel forms. Surface techniques included incised geometric patterns and basic line work in the leather hard stage. Glazes appear in a variety of earth toned colors, blacks, and whites.
In the 1970's Whitaker traveled extensively to Mexican villages that specialize in pottery. He later co-authored a book on his research.
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- Apprenticeships & Residencies
- Primary Work Experience
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WWII Veteran
Other
- Public Collections
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Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery, Scripps College, Claremont, California
- Bibliography
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Whitaker, Irwin, and Emily Whitaker. A Potter's Mexico. Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press, 1978.
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- Website(s)
Citation: Irwin Whitaker, "The Marks Project."
Last modified April 29, 2026. https://www.themarksproject.org/artists/irwin-a-whitaker
