Richard Petterson – Slump Glass Plate with Gold-leaf

Richard Petterson – Slump Glass Plate with Gold-leaf 9" dia

1910 Born Hollywood, California

1996 Died Pomona, California

Richard Petterson's early pieces are earthenware eventually he moved to using stoneware and porcelain. Petterson typically decorated his pieces with incised designs, brushed on engobes or fritted glazes.

He first studied ceramics with Olive Newcomb and then Glen Lukens. His work is inspired by that of Marguerite Wildenhain and Glen Lukens. 

In collaboration with his wife Alice, he also worked with slumped glass. In the 1950s painter Phil Dike painted the surfaces of some of Petterson’s vessels.

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