Dorothy Auman
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Dorothy Auman | |
|---|---|
| Died | 1991 |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Pottery |
| Movement | The Seagrove Pottery |
| Spouse | Walter Auman |
| Awards | North Carolina Heritage Award |
Dorothy Auman was a potter, whose works won a North Carolina Heritage Award, in 1989, from the North Carolina Arts Council.
Life
Auman was born to a potter family: her father owned a pottery business but wasn't a potter himself, though her grandparents and cousin were avid potters. As an adult, she married another person from a potter family, Walter Auman, and they created a business, "The Seagrove Pottery," in which they sold their work. Auman was also interested in the origins and traditions of pottery and spent time collecting and documenting it, until selling it to pay for life expenses.
The Mint Museum of Art bought her collection for public exhibit. Dorothy and Walter Hauman died in 1991 due to a tragic accident.[1][2][3][4]
References
- ^ Brown, Charlotte Vestal (2006-01-01). The Remarkable Potters of Seagrove: The Folk Pottery of a Legendary North Carolina Community. Sterling Publishing Company, Inc. ISBN 9781579906344.
- ^ LLC, Zencos Consulting. "Welcome to the Arts in North Carolina!". search.ncarts.org. Retrieved 2016-04-06.
- ^ Bridges, Daisy In Prayse of Pots publisher The Mint Museum of Art
- ^ "A Tribute to Dorothy and Walter Auman". The Dispatch. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
External links
- Walter and Dorothy Auman, Potters, Seagrove, NC, PBS, November 9, 2012