Leah Balsham
Steven Godfrey is known for wheel-thrown and altered porcelain functional forms which often include hand sculpted porcelain birds as finials on lids. The bird elements are inspired by Native Alaskan artists? ivory ...
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Steven Godfrey is known for wheel-thrown and altered porcelain functional forms which often include hand sculpted porcelain birds as finials on lids. The bird elements are inspired by Native Alaskan artists? ivory bird carvings. Covered boxes and baskets are common forms. Surface techniques include clear or translucent glazes, often celadon.
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1956-1960
(summers) Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts, Helena, Montana
-1968Sabbatical Grant, Study,Japan studio of Fujiwara Yu, National Living Treasure of Japan, Bizen potter.
- Primary Work Experience
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Federal Art Project (WPA)
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1944-1947Professor, Art Department, Elmhurst College, Elmhurst, Illinois
1947-1983Professor, Ceramics Department, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
Other
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Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
Brauer Museum of Art, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, Indiana
Illinois Women Artists Project, Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois
Krannert Art Museum, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, Illinois
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Renwick Gallery, Washington, D.C.
- Bibliography
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Ganz, Cheryl, and Margaret Strobel, eds. Pots of Promise: Mexicans and Pottery at Hull House, 1920-40. Chicago IL: University of Illinois Press, 2004.
Rawston, Phillip. Ceramics. Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1971.
Thames, Jon. Illinois Clayworks. DeKalb, IL: Art Department, Northern Illinois University, 1977.
- CV or Resume
- Website(s)
Citation: Leah Balsham, "The Marks Project."
Last modified April 29, 2026. https://www.themarksproject.org/artists/leah-balsham
