Rudy Autio
Elisha Harteis is known for hand-built stylized figurative sculpture focused on a child and animal narrative. Scale varies from table top to larger installation work. Surface techniques include underglaze and metallic oxide ...
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About
- Biography
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Elisha Harteis is known for hand-built stylized figurative sculpture focused on a child and animal narrative. Scale varies from table top to larger installation work. Surface techniques include underglaze and metallic oxide washes. Primary subject matter revolves around the issue of child innocence and abuse.
" - Apprenticeships & Residencies
- Primary Work Experience
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-1957
Assistant Curator, Montana Museum, Helena, Montana
-1981National Endowment for the Arts Grant
1957-1985Founder, Ceramics Department, University of Montana, Missoula
Other
- Public Collections
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Applied Arts Museum, Helsinki, Finland
Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, Montana
Arizona State University Art Museum, Tempe, Arizona
Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, New York
Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, Michigan
Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, New York
Fine Arts Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
Henry Art Gallery, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
Johnson Wax Company Collection, Racine, Wisconsin
Kunstindustrimuseet, Oslo, Norway
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York
Museum of Arts and Design, New York, New York
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts
National Museum, Stockholm, Sweden
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri
Portland Art Museum, Portland, Oregon
St. Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, Missouri
Scripps College Collection, Claremont, California
Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington
Shigaraki Museum of Contemporary Ceramic Art, Japan
Smithsonian Institution Collection, Washington, D.C.
Taideteollisuusmuseo, Helsinki, Finland
The Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio
University of Arizona Museum of Art, Tucson, Arizona
University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, New York
Wichita Art Museum, Wichita, Kansas
- Bibliography
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Lackey, Louana M., and Rudy Autio. Rudy Autio. Westerville, OH: American Ceramic Society, 2002.
Newby, Rick. Rudy Autio: the Infinite Figure. Helena, MT: Holter Museum of Art, 2006.
- CV or Resume
- Website(s)
Citation: Rudy Autio, "The Marks Project."
Last modified April 29, 2026. https://www.themarksproject.org/artists/rudy-autio
Objects
Collections
Brooklyn Museum of Art
United States
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Brooklyn Museum of Art
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Brooklyn Museum of Art
United States
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Marer Collection, Scripps College
Claremont, California
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Mr. and Mrs. Fred Marer Collection, Scripps College
Claremont, California -
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Marer Collection, Scripps College
Claremont, California -
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Marer Collection, Scripps College
Claremont, California -
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Marer Collection, Scripps College
Claremont, California -
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Marer Collection, Scripps College
Claremont, California -
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Marer Collection, Scripps College
Claremont, California -
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Marer Collection, Scripps College
Claremont, California -
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Marer Collection, Scripps College
Claremont, California -
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Marer Collection, Scripps College
Claremont, California -
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Marer Collection, Scripps College
Claremont, California -
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Marer Collection, Scripps College
Claremont, California -
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Marer Collection, Scripps College
Claremont, California

