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Example from Aug2007: Flower Wall sculpture, Start price $650+$25 ship. But, since it didn't sell, buy here for $1000.00, or wait till placed for bid again soon. Email Jean for more information or or purchase of this item. (click pic for larger) |
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Example from Aug2007: Flower Wall sculpture, Start price $650+$25 ship. But, since it didn't sell, buy here for $1000.00, or wait till placed for bid again soon. Email Jean for more information or or purchase of this item. (click pic for larger) |
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| Name: | Jean A. Mann, M.C. |
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| Address: | CT., USA |
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| Email: | jeanmannct "a t" gmail.com |
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ART MEDIUM: PORCELAIN |
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Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Smithsonian Institute, Washington, DC Museum of Art and Archeology, University of Missouri at Columbia Museum Haaretz Ceramics Museum, Tel Aviv, Israel Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Non-Violent Social Change, Atlanta, GA Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, NY Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, CT Schenectady Museum, Schenectady, NY Hammond Museum, North Salem, NY New Fairfield Historical Society, New Fairfield, CT Housatonic Museum of Art, Bridgeport, CT Cyrenius H. Booth Library, Newtown, CT. |
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| ONE PERSON: | Cyrenius H. Booth Library, Newtown, CT. (1972) |
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La Clelia Gallery, Brookfield, CT (1973) Danbury Library, Danbury, CT (1974) John Slade Ely House, New Haven, CT (1974) Silvermine Guild, New Canaan, CT (1976), Directors Choice, One person exhibition (2000) The Ga1erie, Chester, CT (1981, 1982) Hammond Museum, North Salem, NY (1975, 1977, 1982, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1994,1995,1999,2001) GWS Gallery, Southport, CT (1987) Atelier Gallery, New Milford, CT (1989) Wesleyan Potters, Middletown, CT (1989) Silo Gallery, New Milford, CT (1996) Burnham Library, Bridgewater, CT (1996) Ferguson Library, Stamford, CT (1997) Cyrenius H. Booth Library, Newtown, CT. (2003) Stamford Museum, Stamford, CT (1972) B F M Gallery, New York, NY (1978) Kruger Gallery, New York, NY (1979, 1981) Connecticut Governor's Residence Exhibit, Hartford, CT (1982, 1984) Silvermine Guild, New Canaan, CT (annually from 1976) Aetna Institute Gallery Exhibition of 25 Connecticut Commission Of the Arts Grant recipients, Hartford, CT. (1984) Mark Twain Library Art Show, Redding, CT (annually from 1984-1991) Mendelson Gallery, Washington, CT (1987) The exhibition of Contemporary Netsuke, Yamada Company, Tokyo, Japan (1988) Society of Creative Arts, Newtown, CT. (2003) Farmington Valley Center, Fisher Gallery, "Ceramics - The Oriental Influence", (1989) Variations, Riverton, CT (1992) |
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| GRANT: | Connecticut Commission on the Arts (1981) |
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| AWARDS: | "Master Craftsman/Educator" from Society for Connecticut Crafts (1995) S.C.A.N 2004 Annual Juried Show, Society of Creative Arts of Newtown, CT Andrew J. Alexander Award from Candlewood League of Artists (2006) |
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| PUBLIC TELEVISION: | Carved porcelain Pi (pendant) donated to CPTV Auction Expressions(1983), Photo included in
catalogue. Sold at full price. |
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| PUBLICATIONS: | "Tools for Carving Porcelain," in The Studio Potter. Vol. 4, No 2, P. 78
(Winter, 1975-1976) "Highfire Copper Reds on Porcelain", in The Studio Potter, Vol. 8, No.1, P.23,(Winter,1979-1980) "Interview" and photograph, in The Studio Potter, Vol. 25, No.1, P. 97 (Dec. 1996) |
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| MEMBERSHIPS: | Silvermine Guild American Crafts Council Brookfield Craft Center Society for Connecticut Crafts Oriental Brush Artist's Guild International Netsuke Kenkyukai Society New Haven Paint and Clay Club Society of Creative Arts of Newtown Candlewood League of Artists Kent Art Association |
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| NOTED IN: | The Container Book, by Thelma R and Jay Hartley Newman, (NY 1977) Women Artists in America II, by J. L. Collins (Chattanooga, TN 1975) Functional Ceramics, (The College of Wooster Art Center Museum, (Wooster, OH 1979) The New York Times, Connecticut Section (November 20, 1977) The New York Times, Write up of Kruger Gallery Exhibit (June 26, 1979) Ceramics Monthly, (February 1978) Newsletter of the Society for Connecticut Crafts, (Spring 1978, Spring 1979,Winter 1981, Fall 1983, Winter 1984, Winter 1986, Fall 1995) Auction Expressions (Catalogue of Connecticut Public Television Auction),1983 Netsuke: Superlative Pieces Exhibited in the Capital, by Betty Killam Leavitt and C. Randall (Netsuke Kenkyukai Convention, Washington, DC 1983) Journal of the International Netsuke Collectors Society, (Vol. 11, No.3, December 1983) "Netsuke-She," by Betty Killam Leavitt. Journal of the International Netsuke Collectors Society, (Vol. 12, No.1, June, 1984) The Exhibition of Contemporary Netsuke '88, Yamada Company, Tokyo, Japan; 2 photographs in catalogue American Artists, "An Illustrated Survey of Leading Contemporaries", American References Publishing Company (1989) Ojime - Magical Jewels of Japan, 1991 by Robert O. Kinsey Arts of Asia, Sept. - Oct. 1992 issue. Photo and letter Nov. - Dec. 1992 Issue Who's Who in the World, 1995 to date Who's Who in American Art, 1993 (20th edition) to date Who's Who in America, 1994 (49th edition) to date World Who's Who of Women, (Cambridge, England) 1977 to date Who's Who of American Women. (Chicago, IL) 1977 to date Who's Who in the East. 1994 (25th edition) to date Who's Who in the 21st Century, (Cambridge, England) 2001 to date 2000 Outstanding Women of the 20th Century, (Cambridge, England) 2001 to date 2000 Outstanding Artists and Designers of the 20th Century, 2000 to date Dictionary of International Biography, (Cambridge, England) 2001 (29th edition) to date Biographical Encyclopedia of American Painters, Sculptors and Engravers of the U.S. Colonial to 2002 (Florida, U.S.) |
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| TRAINING: | Sculpture: Irma Rothstein (3 years) New York, NY Anatomy and Life Drawing: Art Student's League, New York, NY Pottery: Apprenticed with Donald Mavros, Mavros Studio, New York, NY Glaze Chemistry: Yvonne Lefean, Brookfield Craft Center, Brookfield, CT (3 workshops) Kiln Building, Stoneware, Firing: Gerry Williams, Brookfield Craft Center Brookfield, CT. and at his studio, Goffstown, NY (3 workshops) Chinese Brush Painting: Jongsoon Chung at the Silvermine Guild of Artists, New Canaan, CT (1 1/2 years) |
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| TEACHING EXPERIENCE: |
RESCUE Visiting Artists Program (CT) 1969 Phoenix Workshop (Goffstown, NY) Co-Instructor with Gerry Williams 1977 Brookfield Craft Center (Brookfield, CT) 1981, 1982, 1986 George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum (Springfield, MA) Netsuke carving demonstration 1984 Heritage House Senior Center (Redding, CT) 1987 Church Art School (Demarest, NJ) 1994 Heritage Village (Southbury, CT) 1967-1975, 1989-1993 Adult Education Program (Newtown, CT) 1966-1977 Adult Education Program (New Fairfield, CT) 1976-1981, 1995 to date Continuing Education/Staff Development (CEW) through the Ridgefield, CT Board of Education, 1995 Farmington Valley Art Center, 2001 Presently teaching clay and porcelain, wheel, hand methods of making pottery, glazing, firing, sculpture and carving in her studio, The Kick Wheel, in New Fairfield, CT. |
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