#warrenmackenzie

Jar, Warren MacKenzie, 1970s-1980s, Minneapolis Institute of Art: Decorative Arts, Textiles and Sculpture

Slightly flaring middle section; wide mouth with nearly flat lip; light texture and denting on body; dark brown and tan glaze Size: 8 x 8 3/8 in. (20.32 x 21.27 cm) Medium: Glazed stoneware

Jar with Lid, Warren MacKenzie, 2011, Art Institute of Chicago: American Art

American studio potter Warren MacKenzie makes simple, functional pieces that respond to the ceramic tradition as both art and craft. MacKenzie studied ceramics at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where he met his first wife, Alix. After marrying, the couple trained in England with famed potter Bernard Leach, absorbing his beliefs about the close relationship between life and work as well as the need for objects of both utility and beauty. Establishing a studio in Stillwater, Minnesota, MacKenzie has perfected an efficient production process that has allowed him to sell handmade goods at affordable prices. Gift of Katherine Duff Rines Size: 15.9 × 13.3 × 13.7 cm (6 1/4 × 5 1/4 × 5 3/8 in.) Medium: Stoneware

Mug, from a set of six, Warren MacKenzie, 1962, Minneapolis Institute of Art: Decorative Arts, Textiles and Sculpture

dark brown exterior with attached handle; striations around top exterior; light tan interior Size: 4 1/4 x 5 x 3 5/8 in. (10.8 x 12.7 x 9.21 cm) Medium: Glazed stoneware

Sauce or gravy server, Warren MacKenzie, 1959-1962, Minneapolis Institute of Art: Decorative Arts, Textiles and Sculpture

round bulbous body with attached round hollow handle and protruding lip; half of interior/exterior brownish green; other half on interior/exterior (with handle) grey Size: 4 1/2 x 7 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (11.43 x 19.05 x 13.97 cm) Medium: Glazed stoneware

Mug, from a set of six, Warren MacKenzie, 1962, Minneapolis Institute of Art: Decorative Arts, Textiles and Sculpture

dark brown exterior with attached handle; striations around top exterior; light tan interior Size: 4 1/8 x 5 x 3 1/2 in. (10.48 x 12.7 x 8.89 cm) Medium: Glazed stoneware

Jar, Warren MacKenzie, 1970s-1980s, Minneapolis Institute of Art: Decorative Arts, Textiles and Sculpture

Slightly flaring middle section; wide mouth with nearly flat lip; light texture and denting on body; dark brown and tan glaze Size: 8 x 8 3/8 in. (20.32 x 21.27 cm) Medium: Glazed stoneware

Teapot, Warren MacKenzie, 1962, Minneapolis Institute of Art: Decorative Arts, Textiles and Sculpture

round bulbous body with spout, 2 attached handles at top; bamboo handle with 2 braided cord fastners; one side of bamboo handle also attached by blue rubber band and masking tape; lid with handle; dark blue Size: 10 x 10 3/4 x 7 1/4 in. (25.4 x 27.31 x 18.42 cm) (overall) Medium: Glazed stoneware, bamboo