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William Brouillard, Bill

Biography to Display: 

Born Madison, Wisconsin

EDUCATION

1969 BA State University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, Wisconsin

1973 Post Baccalaureate University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin

1976 MFA Ceramic Art, New York State School of Ceramic Art, Alfred University, Alfred, New York

APPRENTICESHIPS AND RESIDENTICIES

1976-1978 Resident Craftsman, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, North Carolina

PRIMARY WORK EXPERIENCE

1978-1979 Instructor, Ceramics, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee Studio Potter, Cleveland, Ohio

1980— Professor of Art, Ceramics, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, Ohio

 BIOGRAPHY

William Brouillard is known for functional work that references the 16th‒century Italian maiolica tradition of vibrant colored and decorated earthenware pottery. Brouillard replaces historical patterns with objects reduced to pattern. Images of turn of the century technology (the Machine Age) and the old steel making district in Cleveland, Ohio are personal favorites.

One form used repeatedly by Brouillard is the platter. Frequently infused with humor, the platters that are large scale giving them a sense of overblown importance, are meant to be viewed from a distance, to be hung on wall or used on table.  Brouillard follows the traditions of the Palace Art Pots made to demonstrate wealth and power, to tell a story, commemorate an event or a person; the Fish Platters a staple of the Neo Arts and Crafts Movement of the 1950s and 60s; and the one-line visual and verbal Pun, Platters of the ceramic Funk Movement.

The clay body, a red earthenware, is heavily potted and makes no secret of its variations and flaws. The glaze work is in the Majolica style and is done very much like a watercolor on soft paper. The pots are fired twice. They are bisqued to cone 05 and glazed to cone 04. Some may have an additional firing to Cone 018 for low temperature luster and enamels. They are fired in an oxidizing atmosphere using an electric kiln.

Brouillard first worked and studied clay with John Perri at the State University of Wisconsin.  And after serving in the armed forces he studied with Don Reitz at the University of Wisconsin.  He works at Brouillard Studio and teaches at the Cleveland institute of Art.

Public Collections

Public Collections to Display: 

Alfred Ceramic Art Museum, Alfred University, Alfred, New York

American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, California

Ceramics Monthly, Columbus, Ohio

Cleveland Art Association, Cleveland, Ohio

Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Ohio

Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, California

Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, Michigan

Kaiser Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio

Nara National Museum, Nara, Japan

Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Ohio Designer Craftsman, Columbus, Ohio

rosenfieldcollection.com

Tokyo National Museum, Tokyo, Japan

University Hospitals of Cleveland, Lerner Tower, Cleveland, Ohio

University of Southern Illinois, Carbondale, Illinois

Bibliography

Bibliography to Display: 

Brouillard, William, and OthersUseful Pottery: Eight Artists.  November 22, 1985-January 4, 1986.

Bole,  Mary Jo, George Bowes, William Brouillard, Steven Parker Bradford, and Charles McWeeny. Explorations in Clay.  Akron, Ohio: Akron Art Museum, 1996.

 

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Artist's Studio: Brouillard Clay Studio

 

 

Center for CraftCenter For Craft

 

 

AMOCA American Museum of Ceramic ArtAMOCA American Museum of Ceramic Art

 

Typical Marks
ca 1978
ca 1995-2001
2015
2016
2016
Double Lidded Jar
Date: ca 1978
Materials: Stoneware
Method: Thrown and Altered
Surface Technique: Glaze
E. John Bullard Collection
E. John Bullard Collection
Pair of Cups and Saucers
Date: ca 1995-2001
Materials: Earthenware
Method: Thrown and Altered, Hand-Built
Dimensions: 5.1 x 2.1 x 13 inches
Surface Technique: Carved, Glaze
American Museum of Ceramic Art, gift of The American Ceramic Society, 2004.2.84. ab and 2.85.a
Photo: TMP
American Museum of Ceramic Art, gift of The American Ceramic Society, 2004.2.84. ab and 2.85.a
Photo: TMP
Photo: TMP
Photo: TMP
Photo: TMP
Photo: TMP
Octopus Tumbler
Date: 2010
Materials: Porcelain
Method: Thrown
Surface Technique: Glaze
Robert L. Pfannabecker Collection
Photo: TMP
Robert L. Pfannabecker Collection
Photo: TMP
Photo: TMP
Serving Bowl
Date: 2015
Materials: Porcelain
Method: Hand-Built
Surface Technique: Glaze
Robert L. Pfannebecker Collection
Photo: TMP
Robert L. Pfannebecker Collection
Photo: TMP
Blue Slipware Platter
Date: 2016
Materials: White Earthenware
Method: Slab-Built, Hand-Built
Surface Technique: Glaze
Photo: Artist
Photo: Artist
Photo: Artist
Steam Punk Fish Platter
Date: 2016
Materials: White Earthenware
Method: Slab-Built
Surface Technique: Majolica/Mailocia
Photo: Artist
Photo: Artist
Photo: Artist
Bowl
Materials: Porcelain
Method: Thrown and Altered
Surface Technique: Glaze
rosenfieldcollection.com
rosenfieldcollection.com
Cup and Saucer
Materials: Porcelain
Method: Thrown and Altered
Surface Technique: Glaze
rosenfieldcollection.com
rosenfieldcollection.com
Plate
Materials: Porcelain
Method: Thrown
Surface Technique: Glaze
rosenfieldcollection.com
rosenfieldcollection.com
Everybody's Got the Lightening Platter
Materials: White Earthenware
Method: Thrown and Altered
Surface Technique: Glaze, Majolica/Mailocia
Photo: Artist
Photo: Artist
Photo: Artist
Platter
Materials: Stoneware
Method: Thrown
Surface Technique: Glaze
Robert L. Pfannebecker Collection
Photo: TMP
Robert L. Pfannebecker Collection
Photo: TMP
Photo: TMP

Citation: "The Marks Project." Last modified February 14, 2024. http://www.themarksproject.org/marks/brouillard