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| occupation = Artist, painter, potter, sculptor, jeweler, educator, author
| occupation = Artist, painter, potter, sculptor, jeweler, educator, author
| spouse = [[Kathryn Uhl Ball]]
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'''Frederick Carlton‏ ‎Ball''' (1911–1992) was an American multidisciplinary artist, who worked as a painter, potter, sculptor, jeweler, author, and educator. He taught at the California College of Arts and Crafts, Mills College, Southern Illinois University, the University of Puget Sound, and the University of Wisconsin. Ball was the first ceramicist to make large thrown pots in California.<ref name=":2">{{Cite book |last=Sorkin |first=Jenni |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yYFKEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT340 |title=Art in California (World of Art) |date=2021-10-05 |publisher=Thames & Hudson |isbn=978-0-500-77614-8 |language=en}}</ref>
'''Frederick Carlton Ball''' (1911–1992) was an American multidisciplinary artist, author, and educator, who worked as a potter, painter, and jeweler. Ball was the first ceramicist to make large-scale thrown pots in California<ref name=":2">{{Cite book |last=Sorkin |first=Jenni |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yYFKEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT340 |title=Art in California (World of Art) |date=2021-10-05 |publisher=Thames & Hudson |isbn=978-0-500-77614-8 |language=en}}</ref> starting around 1935. He taught at the California College of Arts and Crafts, Mills College, Southern Illinois University, the University of Puget Sound, and the University of Wisconsin. He was elected to the [[American Craft Council]] College of Fellows in 1983


== Early life and education ==
== Early life and education ==
Frederick Carlton‏ ‎Ball was born in April 2, 1911 in [[Sutter Creek, California|Sutter Creek]], California.<ref name="Greenbaum">{{Cite book |last=Greenbaum |first=Toni |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WFBQAAAAMAAJ |title=Messengers of Modernism: American Studio Jewelry 1940-1960 |date=1996 |publisher=Montreal Museum of Decorative Arts |others=Montreal Museum of Decorative Arts |isbn=978-2-08-013593-3 |editor-last=Eidelberg |editor-first=Martin P. |pages=112 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Rawson |first=Philip |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1e79xqbRqEEC&pg=PA214 |title=Ceramics |date=1984-03-29 |publisher=University of Pennsylvania Press |isbn=978-0-8122-1156-6 |pages=214 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Clark |first=Garth |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PVxQAAAAMAAJ |title=A Century of Ceramics in the United States, 1878-1978: A Study of Its Development |last2=County |first2=Everson Museum of Art of Syracuse and Onondaga |date=1979 |publisher=E. P. Dutton |isbn=978-0-525-07820-3 |pages=275 |language=en}}</ref>
Frederick Carlton Ball was born in April 2, 1911 in [[Sutter Creek, California|Sutter Creek]], California.<ref name="Greenbaum">{{Cite book |last=Greenbaum |first=Toni |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WFBQAAAAMAAJ |title=Messengers of Modernism: American Studio Jewelry 1940-1960 |date=1996 |publisher=Montreal Museum of Decorative Arts |others=Montreal Museum of Decorative Arts |isbn=978-2-08-013593-3 |editor-last=Eidelberg |editor-first=Martin P. |pages=112 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Rawson |first=Philip |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1e79xqbRqEEC&pg=PA214 |title=Ceramics |date=1984-03-29 |publisher=University of Pennsylvania Press |isbn=978-0-8122-1156-6 |pages=214 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Clark |first=Garth |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PVxQAAAAMAAJ |title=A Century of Ceramics in the United States, 1878-1978: A Study of Its Development |last2=County |first2=Everson Museum of Art of Syracuse and Onondaga |date=1979 |publisher=E. P. Dutton |isbn=978-0-525-07820-3 |pages=275 |language=en}}</ref>


Ball attended [[Sacramento Junior College]] (now Sacramento City College),<ref>{{Cite news |date=1939-02-24 |title=Former Art Students Will Meet Tonight |pages=5 |work=The Sacramento Bee |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122121894/former-art-students-will-meet-tonight/ |access-date=2023-04-02}}</ref> before transferring to the [[University of Southern California]] (USC).<ref name=":1" /> At USC, he studied painting (specifically focused on [[fresco]]<nowiki/>s) and ceramics;<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ReZUAAAAMAAJ |title=Ceramics Monthly |date=1992 |publisher=Professional Publications |volume=40 |pages=14 |language=en}}</ref> and graduated with a B.A. degree (1932), and a M.A. degree (1934).<ref name="Koplos" /> He took classes with ceramicist [[Glen Lukens]].<ref name=":1" /><ref name="Koplos" />
Ball attended [[Sacramento Junior College]] (now Sacramento City College),<ref>{{Cite news |date=1939-02-24 |title=Former Art Students Will Meet Tonight |pages=5 |work=The Sacramento Bee |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122121894/former-art-students-will-meet-tonight/ |access-date=2023-04-02}}</ref> before transferring to the [[University of Southern California]] (USC).<ref name=":1" /> At USC, he studied painting (specifically focused on [[fresco]]s) and ceramics;<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ReZUAAAAMAAJ |title=Ceramics Monthly |date=1992 |publisher=Professional Publications |volume=40 |pages=14 |language=en}}</ref> and graduated with a B.A. degree (1932), and a M.A. degree (1934).<ref name="Koplos">{{Cite book |last=Koplos |first=Janet |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=i7rqCQAAQBAJ&pg=PA200 |title=Makers: A History of American Studio Craft |last2=Metcalf |first2=Bruce |date=2010-07-31 |publisher=[[University of North Carolina Press]] |isbn=978-0-8078-9583-2 |page=200 |language=en}}</ref> He took classes with ceramicist [[Glen Lukens]].<ref name=":1" /><ref name="Koplos" />


== Career ==
== Career ==
Ball had worked in ceramics design collaboration with painters, including his wife [[Kathryn Uhl Ball]], and with [[Aaron Bohrod]].<ref name="Koplos" />
Ball had worked in ceramics design collaboration with painters, including his third wife [[Kathryn Uhl Ball]], and with [[Aaron Bohrod]].<ref name="Koplos" /> In the 1930s and 1940s, Ball created large thrown pots, and he gave technical help to other potters.<ref name="Koplos" />


Ball taught pottery and/or jewelry design at the [[California College of Arts and Crafts]] (now California College of the Arts; from 1935 to 1938);<ref name=":0" /> [[Mills College at Northeastern University|Mills College]] (now Mills College at Northeastern University); [[Southern Illinois University]]; the [[University of Puget Sound]]; and the [[University of Wisconsin–Madison|University of Wisconsin]].<ref name="Koplos" /> He also taught design courses at Sacramento Evening High School.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1938-09-10 |title=F. Carlton Ball Will Teach Class In Design |pages=13 |work=The Sacramento Bee |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122121844/f-carlton-ball-will-teach-class-in/ |access-date=2023-04-02}}</ref>
Ball taught pottery and/or jewelry design at the [[California College of Arts and Crafts]] (now California College of the Arts; from 1935 to 1938);<ref name=":0" /> [[Mills College at Northeastern University|Mills College]] (now Mills College at Northeastern University); [[Southern Illinois University]]; the [[University of Puget Sound]]; and the [[University of Wisconsin–Madison|University of Wisconsin]].<ref name="Koplos" /> He also taught design courses at Sacramento Evening High School,<ref>{{Cite news |date=1938-09-10 |title=F. Carlton Ball Will Teach Class In Design |pages=13 |work=The Sacramento Bee |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122121844/f-carlton-ball-will-teach-class-in/ |access-date=2023-04-02}}</ref> and [[Tacoma Community College]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=F. Carlton Ball, Artist And Ceramics Teacher |url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19920608&slug=1496150 |access-date=2023-04-02 |website=[[The Seattle Times]]}}</ref> He was an early contributor to ''[[Ceramics Monthly]]'' magazine, and wrote more than 140 technical articles.<ref name="Koplos" />

In the 1930s and 1940s, Ball created large thrown pots, and he gave technical help to other potters.<ref name="Koplos">{{Cite book |last=Koplos |first=Janet |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=i7rqCQAAQBAJ&pg=PA200 |title=Makers: A History of American Studio Craft |last2=Metcalf |first2=Bruce |date=2010-07-31 |publisher=[[University of North Carolina Press]] |isbn=978-0-8078-9583-2 |language=en|page=200}}</ref> He was an early contributor to ''[[Ceramics Monthly]]'' magazine, and wrote more than 140 technical articles.<ref name="Koplos" />


Ball died on June 5, 1992<ref name=":2" /> in Tacoma, Washington. His work can be found in public museum collections including at the [[Museum of Arts and Design]], the [[Art Institute of Chicago]], and the [[Oakland Museum of California]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=F. Carlton Ball |url=https://www.craftinamerica.org/artist/f-carlton-ball |access-date=2023-04-02 |website=[[Craft in America]]}}</ref>
Ball died on June 5, 1992<ref name=":2" /> in Tacoma, Washington. His work can be found in public museum collections including at the [[Museum of Arts and Design]], the [[Art Institute of Chicago]], and the [[Oakland Museum of California]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=F. Carlton Ball |url=https://www.craftinamerica.org/artist/f-carlton-ball |access-date=2023-04-02 |website=[[Craft in America]]}}</ref>
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[[Category:People from Amador County, California]]
[[Category:20th-century American ceramists]]
[[Category:American potters]]
[[Category:American jewelry designers]]
[[Category:University of Southern California alumni]]
[[Category:Sacramento City College alumni]]
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[[Category:Mills College faculty]]
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Latest revision as of 03:15, 5 August 2023

F. Carlton Ball
Born
Frederick Carlton Ball

(1911-04-02)April 2, 1911[1]
Sutter Creek, California, U.S.[1]
DiedJune 5, 1992(1992-06-05) (aged 81)[1]
Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
Other namesFred Carlton Ball
BildungSacramento Junior College
Alma materUniversity of Southern California
Occupation(s)Artist, painter, potter, sculptor, jeweler, educator, author
Spouses

Frederick Carlton Ball (1911–1992) was an American multidisciplinary artist, author, and educator, who worked as a potter, painter, and jeweler. Ball was the first ceramicist to make large-scale thrown pots in California[2] starting around 1935. He taught at the California College of Arts and Crafts, Mills College, Southern Illinois University, the University of Puget Sound, and the University of Wisconsin. He was elected to the American Craft Council College of Fellows in 1983

Early life and education

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Frederick Carlton Ball was born in April 2, 1911 in Sutter Creek, California.[1][3][4]

Ball attended Sacramento Junior College (now Sacramento City College),[5] before transferring to the University of Southern California (USC).[6] At USC, he studied painting (specifically focused on frescos) and ceramics;[6] and graduated with a B.A. degree (1932), and a M.A. degree (1934).[7] He took classes with ceramicist Glen Lukens.[6][7]

Career

[edit]

Ball had worked in ceramics design collaboration with painters, including his third wife Kathryn Uhl Ball, and with Aaron Bohrod.[7] In the 1930s and 1940s, Ball created large thrown pots, and he gave technical help to other potters.[7]

Ball taught pottery and/or jewelry design at the California College of Arts and Crafts (now California College of the Arts; from 1935 to 1938);[4] Mills College (now Mills College at Northeastern University); Southern Illinois University; the University of Puget Sound; and the University of Wisconsin.[7] He also taught design courses at Sacramento Evening High School,[8] and Tacoma Community College.[9] He was an early contributor to Ceramics Monthly magazine, and wrote more than 140 technical articles.[7]

Ball died on June 5, 1992[2] in Tacoma, Washington. His work can be found in public museum collections including at the Museum of Arts and Design, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Oakland Museum of California.[10]

Publications

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  • Ball, F. Carlton (1967). Decorating Pottery with Clay, Slip, and Glaze. Professional Publications.
  • Ball, F. Carlton (1971). Syllabus for Beginning Pottery. Keramos Books. ISBN 9788799001125.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Greenbaum, Toni (1996). Eidelberg, Martin P. (ed.). Messengers of Modernism: American Studio Jewelry 1940-1960. Montreal Museum of Decorative Arts. Montreal Museum of Decorative Arts. p. 112. ISBN 978-2-08-013593-3.
  2. ^ a b Sorkin, Jenni (2021-10-05). Art in California (World of Art). Thames & Hudson. ISBN 978-0-500-77614-8.
  3. ^ Rawson, Philip (1984-03-29). Ceramics. University of Pennsylvania Press. p. 214. ISBN 978-0-8122-1156-6.
  4. ^ a b Clark, Garth; County, Everson Museum of Art of Syracuse and Onondaga (1979). A Century of Ceramics in the United States, 1878-1978: A Study of Its Development. E. P. Dutton. p. 275. ISBN 978-0-525-07820-3.
  5. ^ "Former Art Students Will Meet Tonight". The Sacramento Bee. 1939-02-24. p. 5. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
  6. ^ a b c Ceramics Monthly. Vol. 40. Professional Publications. 1992. p. 14.
  7. ^ a b c d e f Koplos, Janet; Metcalf, Bruce (2010-07-31). Makers: A History of American Studio Craft. University of North Carolina Press. p. 200. ISBN 978-0-8078-9583-2.
  8. ^ "F. Carlton Ball Will Teach Class In Design". The Sacramento Bee. 1938-09-10. p. 13. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
  9. ^ "F. Carlton Ball, Artist And Ceramics Teacher". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
  10. ^ "F. Carlton Ball". Craft in America. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
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