Norman Arsenault
Norman Arsenault made hand built and wheel thrown stoneware and porcelain pottery. Surface treatment includes sgraffito (sgraffito: scratching through a layer of slip to reveal the color of the clay beneath), underglaze ...
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Norman Arsenault made hand built and wheel thrown stoneware and porcelain pottery. Surface treatment includes sgraffito (sgraffito: scratching through a layer of slip to reveal the color of the clay beneath), underglaze painting, and glaze.
In 1939, Norman Arsenault established the ceramics division of the Museum School of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston. During his tenure at the Museum School, he travelled to Japan and studied there with noted potter Shoji Hamada.
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1939-1973
Professor, Museum School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts
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Smith, Russell T. School of the Museum of Fine Arts Annual Report for the Year 1942. Boston, MA: Museum of Fine Arts, 1942. http://www.jstor.org/stable/43480444.
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Citation: Norman Arsenault, "The Marks Project."
Last modified April 29, 2026. https://www.themarksproject.org/artists/norman-arsenault
