Gerry williams pottery biography for kids

Gerry Williams: Influential New Hampshire Studio Potter, Part One

By Rick Russack - October 25, 2024

Gerry williams pottery biography for kids

He was, perhaps, one of the most creative, influential and successful utilitarian/functional studio potters of the second half of the 20th century. He lived and worked in Dunbarton, N.H., for more than 50 years. There were numerous solo exhibitions of his work.

His works were also included in several prestigious international shows, including one at the Victoria and Albert Museum in 1969. His works are presently in several museum collections. In 1976, a documentary film was devoted to his life and work and distributed by the Public Broadcasting System.

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Two years later in 1978, he was interviewed for the Smithsonians Archives of American Art oral history project, one of fewer than 100 potters who have been interviewed. He would later conduct interviews of other potters for the Smithsonian.

In 1998, the governor of New Hampshire designated him as