Mary Nyburg
Mary E. Nyburg | |
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| Born | Mary Eliza Cooper July 10, 1918 Dixfield, Maine, U.S. |
| Died | April 5, 2006 (aged 87) Fredericksburg, Texas, U.S. |
| Known for | ceramicist and teacher |
Mary Nyburg (July 10, 1918 — April 5, 2006)[1] was an American potter known for creating functional pottery and her involvement in the American Craft scene.
Biography
Nyburg née Cooper was born July 10, 1918[citation needed] in Dixfield, Maine. She attended the University of Maine. She married Robert Nyburg and moved to Baltimore, Maryland where she began her career in ceramics.[2] In 1980 Nyburg was made a Fellow of the Council by the American Craft Council.[3] In 1988, after the death of her husband, she moved to Deer Isle, Maine.[4]
Nyburg was a founding member of American Craft Enterprises and served on the boards of the American Craft Council and the Maryland Craft Council.[4] For a time she was on the board of trustees for the Haystack Mountain School of Crafts.[2] She was also served on the board of directors of Baltimore Clayworks.[1] She died on April 5, 2006, in Fredericksburg, Texas.[2]
Her work is in the Delaware Art Museum,[1] In 2007 Baltimore Clayworks established the Mary E. Nyburg Fund for Artist Development which is an annual stipend for ceramicists.[5]
References
- ^ a b c "Mary Nyberg". Delaware Art Museum. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Mary E. Nyburg, 87, potter, teacher". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
- ^ "College of Fellows". American Craft Council. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
- ^ a b "Mary E. Nyburg". Bangor Daily News. September 25, 2008. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
- ^ "Artist Grant – Mary E. Nyburg Fund for Artist Development". Baltimore Clayworks. Retrieved July 28, 2023.