Mary Weisgram

Kennedy McDonald is known for functional pottery thrown on a kick wheel. Early work was slip molded. The glaze palet included earth tones, opaque whites, and blues.

McDonald and his wife, Barbara ...
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    Kennedy McDonald is known for functional pottery thrown on a kick wheel. Early work was slip molded. The glaze palet included earth tones, opaque whites, and blues.

    McDonald and his wife, Barbara McDonald, worked together at McDonald Pottery formerly Markus Ceramics. They used Ohio red ball clay and fired in a square electric kiln during their years as Markus Ceramics. During the McDonald Pottery years, they switched to stoneware and firing in a gas kiln.

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    Apprenticeships & Residencies

    Resident Ceramist, Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, Iowa

    1997

    Potter in Residence, Octagon Center for the Arts, Ames, Iowa

    Primary Work Experience
    1969

    Studio potter

    Other

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    American Museum of Ceramic Art (AMOCA), Pomona, California

    Brunnier Art Museum, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 

    CV or Resume

    Clark, Donald

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    AMOCA

    Center for Craft

    American Museum of Ceramic Art

    CfC

    American Ceramic Society

    ACerS

    Brunnier Art Museum

    Citation: Clark, Donald Mary Weisgram, "The Marks Project."
    Last modified April 29, 2026. https://www.themarksproject.org/artists/mary-weisgram

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