Robert Turner | Also Known As: Bob Turner

Born: 1913, Port Washington,NY
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    Primary Work Experience
    1949
    -
    1951

    Black Mountain College, Black Mountain, North Carolina

    1958
    -
    1979

    Faculty, New York State College of Ceramics, Alfred University

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    Bibliography

    Clark, Garth. American Ceramics 1876 to the Present. New York, NY: Abbeville Press Publishers, 1987.

    Dietz, Ulysses Grant. Great Pots Contemporary Ceramics from Function to Fantasy. Madison, WI: Guild Publishing with Newark Museum, 2003.

    Hepburn, Marsha and Tony. Robert Turner: Shaping Silence; a Life in Clay. Kodansha International, 2003.

    Levin, Elaine. The History of American Ceramics from Pipkins and Bean Pots to Contemporary Forms. New York, NY: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers. 1988.

    Perry, Barbara. American Ceramics The Collection of Everson Museum. New York, NY: Rizzoli International Publications with Everson Museum, 1989.

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    Black Mountain, North Carolina

    Alfred, New York

    Renwick Gallery

    Citation: Robert Turner, "The Marks Project."
    Last modified April 29, 2026. https://www.themarksproject.org/artists/robert-chapman-turner

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