Jane Ford Aebersold Explained

Jane Ford Aebersold
Birth Date:1941
Birth Place:San Angelo, Texas, U.S.
Occupation:Artist

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

Life and education

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

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.

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]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Susan Peterson. Jan Peterson. The Craft and Art of Clay: A Complete Potter's Handbook. 2003. Laurence King Publishing. 978-1-85669-354-7. 244.
  2. Web site: Jane Ford Aebersold . Smithsonian American Art Museum . 2016-03-05.
  3. Book: Artists at Bennington: Visual Arts Faculty 1932-1976 . Bennington College . Exhibition catalogue . Goosen . Eugene C. . Sidney . Tillim . 20 May 1976 . en . 11209/7891 . free.
  4. Web site: Bennington Suite #3. Smithsonian. 5 March 2016.
  5. Web site: Carnegie Museum of Art. www.cmoa.org. 2016-03-05.
  6. Web site: 'Bread and Butter' Vase . https://web.archive.org/web/20170216155939/https://collections.mfah.org/art/search?classification=Ceramics&artist=Jane+Ford+Aebersold&sort=artist . 2017-02-16 . The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston . 2016-03-05.