Winthrop Byers
Winthrop Byers is a functional potter working in stoneware. His platters, plates, bowls and vases are wheel thrown and simple in form; many are large-scale. Most pieces are sprayed with multiple layers ...
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Winthrop Byers is a functional potter working in stoneware. His platters, plates, bowls and vases are wheel thrown and simple in form; many are large-scale. Most pieces are sprayed with multiple layers of glaze and high-fired in a reduction atmosphere.
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-1986
Arts/Industry Residency Program, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
- Primary Work Experience
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1975
Studio Potter
Other
- Bibliography
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Cushing, Val (editor). The Ceramics Design Book. Ashville, NC: Lark Books, 1998.
Gustin, Chris, and Chris Staley. Best of Pottery 2. Rockport MA: Quarry Books, 1996.
Hopper, Robin. The Ceramic Spectrum. Radner. PA: Chilton Book Co., 1983.
_____________. Making Marks: Discovering the Ceramic Surface. Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2004.
Lark Crafts. 500 Bowls: Contemporary Explorations of a Timeless Design. Ashville NC: 2003.
__________. 500 Plates & Chargers: Innovative Expressions of Function and Style. Ashville NC: 2008.
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- Website(s)
Citation: Winthrop Byers, "The Marks Project."
Last modified April 29, 2026. https://www.themarksproject.org/artists/winthrop-byers
