Jenny Floch
James and Nan McKinnell were a husband-and-wife ceramic team, known for their joint productions of wheel thrown work and their contributions to the field of American ceramics through teaching and ...
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James and Nan McKinnell were a husband-and-wife ceramic team, known for their joint productions of wheel thrown work and their contributions to the field of American ceramics through teaching and travel. Both James and Nan primarily produced vessel form functional pottery. Although James was heavily influenced by Japanese ceramics, Nan often looked to contemporary industrial design for inspiration. For the most part their works were collaborations in making, glazing, and decorating. Their common signature is ?McKinnell.?
James and Nan McKinnell were also known for their experiments with glazes. Nan?s recipe for deep copper red is still used by many potters today.
James developed a portable kiln to fit their nomadic lifestyle. It was a loose brick, flat top, double chambered kiln fueled by propane. This flexible kiln design has become widely adopted in the ceramic's world as it can be altered to fit the particular firing need or challenge.
An oral hstory interview with Nan McKinnell 2005, June 12-13. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution. can be found here: https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/interviews/oral-history-interview-nan-mckinnell-12178
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- Primary Work Experience
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1958-1968
Teacher
Studio Potter
Other
- Public Collections
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American Museum of Ceramic Arts, Pomona, California
Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, Ohio
- Bibliography
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Cohen, Bill. “Interview with Jenny Floch.” Columbus Jewish Historical Society, March 28, 2019. https://columbusjewishhistory.org/oral_histories/jenny-floch/
Evan, Kern J. “Jenny Floch.” Craft Horizons, Feb. 1971, Vol. 31, No. 1. https://digital.craftcouncil.org/digital/collection/p15785coll2/id/8477/rec/2
Evans, Walker. “TILL: Dynamic Fare Takes Culinary Standards to the Next Level.” Columbus Underground, Feb. 10, 2012.
Floch, Jenny. “The Thrown Chuck.” Ceramics Monthly, Sept. 1970, pg. 18-20.
Knapp, Jessica. “Potters and Chefs: From the Editor: Dec. 2016.” Ceramics Monthly, 64, no. 10 (Dec. 2016).
- CV or Resume
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Beul, Jasmine
- Website(s)
Citation: Beul, Jasmine Jenny Floch, "The Marks Project."
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