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Sarah Frederick

Biography to Display: 

EDUCATION

BFA Ceramics, Mills College, Oakland, California

MA Art Education, Louisville University, Louisville, Kentucky

 

APPRENTICESHIPS & RESIDENCIES

1990    Short term resident: Mary Anderson Center: Mt. St. Francis, Indiana

1996    Summer resident: Archie Bray Center, Helena, Montana

 

PRIMARY WORK EXPERIENCE

Studio potter

 

BIOGRAPHY

Sarah Frederick is known for her functional press-molded terracotta jars, teapots, plates, and bowls, often decorated with painted fruit and vegetables. Frederick’s surface technique employed the mixing of glaze, stain, slip, and flux resulting in a velvety matte finish. Early in her career, Frederick worked in porcelain.

At Louisville, Frederick studied with Tom Marsh. At the Appalachian Craft Center in Tennessee, she studied with Joe Bova, Sandy Simon, who taught her how to paint on pots, and Cynthia Bringle.

A 2008 oral history interview with Sarah Frederick, recorded by the Kentucky Historical Society, is accessible here

Public Collections

Public Collections to Display: 

American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, California

Mills College Art Museum, Oakland, California

Bibliography

Bibliography to Display: 

Hunt, William C.(Ed.).“Sarah Frederick.” Ceramics Monthly 38, no 6, (June/July/August 1990).

Triplett, Kathy. Hand built Ceramics: Pinching, Coiling, Extruding, Molding, Slip Casting, Slab Work. United States: Lark Books, 2000.

Willihnganz, Greg. “Interview with Sarah Frederick.” Kentucky Craft History & Education Association: Oral History Project, Kentucky Historical Society, Sept. 19, 2008. http://kyoralhistory.com/ohms-viewer-master/viewer.php?cachefile=2012OH02_30a.xml

 

 

 

Center for CraftCenter For Craft

 

 

AMOCA American Museum of Ceramic ArtAMOCA American Museum of Ceramic Art

 

Typical Marks
ca 1980-1985
1961
Bowl with Three Pieces of Sculpture Fruit
Date: ca 1980-1985
Materials: Stoneware, Terracotta
Method: Thrown, Hand-Built
Surface Technique: Glaze
American Museum of Ceramic Art, Gift of The American Ceramic Society, 2004.2.120
Photo: TMP
American Museum of Ceramic Art, Gift of The American Ceramic Society, 2004.2.120
Photo: TMP
1980 - 1985
Photo: TMP
Vase with Pear Decoration
Form: Vase
Materials: Terracotta
Method: Thrown
Dimensions: 5.5 X 4.8 inches in diameter
Surface Technique: Glaze
Mills College Art Museum,, gift of Kay Meyer, Class of 1961, 2005.20
Photo: TMP
Mills College Art Museum,, gift of Kay Meyer, Class of 1961, 2005.20
Photo: TMP

Citation: Beul, Jasmine. "The Marks Project." Last modified August 1, 2023. http://www.themarksproject.org/marks/frederick