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Jane Ford Aebersold

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Jane Ford Aebersold
Born1941
OccupationArtist

Jane Ford Aebersold (born 1941) is an American artist specializing in ceramics.[1]

Life and education

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Ford was born in San Angelo, Texas.[2] She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Newcomb Art School, Tulane University in 1969. In 1971, she earned an MFA from SUNY College of Ceramics at Alfred University.[3]

Career

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Ford Aebersold taught at Alfred University Summer School, 1971; University of Bridgeport, 1972; Bennington College, 1972 to 1995. Her showings include Group Shows: Ceramics Invitational for the Annual Meeting of the American Ceramic Society, Chicago, Illinois, 1974; Park McCullough House, North Bennington, Vermont, 1974; Approaches: Contemporary Ceramic Education, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 1975; University of West Virginia, Morgantown, West Virginia, 1975; 32nd Annual Scripps Invitational, Claremont, California, 1976; Seibu Exhibition, Tokyo, Japan, 1976.[3]

In 1986, Ford Aebersold was invited to "American Ceramics Today," a Barbara Roan symposium held in May of the same year at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.

Ford Aebersold's works are held in the Smithsonian,[4] the Carnegie Museum,[5] and Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Susan Peterson; Jan Peterson (2003). The Craft and Art of Clay: A Complete Potter's Handbook. Laurence King Publishing. p. 244. ISBN 978-1-85669-354-7.
  2. ^ "Jane Ford Aebersold". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
  3. ^ a b Goosen, Eugene C.; Tillim, Sidney (20 May 1976). Artists at Bennington: Visual Arts Faculty 1932-1976 (Exhibition catalogue). Bennington College. hdl:11209/7891.
  4. ^ "Bennington Suite #3". Smithsonian. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  5. ^ "Carnegie Museum of Art". www.cmoa.org. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
  6. ^ "'Bread and Butter' Vase". The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Archived from the original on 2017-02-16. Retrieved 2016-03-05.