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Biography

Craig A. Bird is known for thrown, hand built, and thrown-and-altered eartheware, stoneware, and porcelain functional pots. Surface techniques include painted, glazed and slipware ? the application of slip (a mixture of clay and water) at the leather hard stage.

Bird studied with William HenryKlock, WarrenMacKenzie and JeffOestriech all of whom greatly influenced his choice to make pottery rooted in function. In addition he studied in Japan with Kohyama Yasuhisa. Other influencers include the potters Michael Cardew and Kawai Kanjiro.

Education

1905

Ceramic Engineering and Technology, New York College of Ceramics (now Alfred University), Alfred, New York

1935

Honorary Doctor of Science, Alfred University, Alfred, New York

Apprenticeships & Residencies

Primary Work Experience

1898

Volunteer Infantry, Spanish-American War

1898

1901

Superintendent stoneware plant, Gas City, Indiana

1905

1906

Stoneware plant, White Hall, Illinois

1906

1907

Small promotional plant in art pottery

1907

Built plant for stoneware and art pottery, Carbon, Indiana

1907

1908

Mold maker, stoneware plant, Veedersburg, Indiana

1908

1909

Mold maker, stoneware plant, Bloomingdale, Indiana

1909

1910

Mold maker, Uhl Pottery Co., Huntingburg, Indiana

1910

1918

Head Ceramist, Newcomb School of Art, H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College, Tulane University, New Orleans, Lousiana

1918

1920

Maxf Grinding Wheel Co., Chester Massachusetts & La Compagnie Generale des Meules, France

1920

Pittsburg Grinding Wheel Co., Rochester, Pennsylvania

1920

1926

Associate Professor, Head of Department of Ceramic Engineering, Iowa State College (now Iowa State University), Ames, Iowa

1926

1938

Head of Department of Ceramic Engineering, Iowa State College (now Iowa State University), Ames, Iowa

1939

1942

Studio Potter, Harahan, Louisiana

1942

1946

Ceramic engineer, Simonds Abrasive Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Other

Public Collections

Brunnier Art Museum, Ames, Iowa

Newcomb Art Museum of Tulane, New Orleans, Louisiana

Bibliography

Blasberg W. “College Archives MC9: Paul E. Cox.” Alfred University Archives, 1984, accessed Aug. 8, 2022. https://isubios.pubpub.org/pub/jgcraxkj/release/1?readingCollection=a4fcf46e Last accessed January 30, 2023.

Dahlquist, David B. “Cox, Paul Ernest.” Iowa State University Biographical Dictionary, June 30, 2021, Last accessed January 30, 2023. https://isubios.pubpub.org/pub/jgcraxkj/release/1

“The History of Niloak Pottery.” Arkansas Pottery, Last accessed January 30, 2023.http://www.arkansaspottery.com/history4.html

“College Archives, MC9 Paul E. Cox” https://people.alfred.edu/~collegearchives/COX.pdf Last accessed January 30. 2023.

“The History of Niloak Pottery.” Arkansas Pottery, Last accessed January 30, 2023. http://www.arkansaspottery.com/history4.html

“Newcomb Pottery: The Arts and Crafts Movement in Louisiana.” Louisiana State Museum accessed Aug. 8, 2022.Last accessed January 30, 2023. https://www.crt.state.la.us/louisiana-state-museum/online-exhibits/newcomb-pottery/section-3/index

“Newcomb College.” Artist Database: The Historic New Orleans Collections, Last accessed January 30, 2023. https://www.hnoc.org/database/artist/record.php?id_artist=10531&search=advanced_search

“Paul E. Cox.” Iowa State University: Special Collections and University Archives, Last accessed January 30, 2023.https://findingaids.lib.iastate.edu/spcl/arch/rgrp/11-12-15.html

Richard, Linda H. “Paul E. Cox: Newcomb Pottery Glaze Master—Unpublished Letter.” Cajun Collectables, 2007,Last accessed January 30, 2023. https://www.cajunc.com/downloadables/Coxdraft02.pdf

“Selected Newcomb Artisan Bios.” Newcomb: Art Museum of Tulane, Last accessed January 30, 2023.https://newcombartmuseum.tulane.edu/portfolio-item/artisans/

Torres, Francesca. “What is Newcomb Pottery & How to Identify.” Crafts Hero, January 30, 2023.https://craftshero.com/newcomb-college-pottery/

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