Two Michael Cohen (American, b. 1936) Studio Pottery Pieces, Massachusetts, c. 1990, glazed stoneware vase with abstract decoration, stamped artist's marks, ht. 6 3/4, stoneware footed bowl dark brown abstract decoration on blue ground, incised artist's signature and mark, ht. 3 3/4, dia. 7 3/4 in. Note: For over 50 years Michael Cohen has been a professional potter making functional stoneware bowls, mugs, and trays. In 1957, he received his BFA from Massachusetts College of Art then studied at Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, Maine. In 1959 Cohen completed a fellowship at Cranbrook Academy of Art. In 1961, Cohen opened his studio in Newton, Massachusetts, making stoneware tableware and, occasionally, sculptures. Shortly after, he moved to a larger shared space with fellow potter William Wyman, Herring Run Pottery, in East Weymouth. His work can be found in the collections of Museum of Modern Art, Design Collection, NYC, Museum of Contemporary Crafts, NYC, Fuller Art Museum, Brockton, MA, and the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK.
Two Michael Cohen (American, b. 1936) Studio Pottery Pieces, Massachusetts, c. 1990, glazed stoneware vase with abstract decoration, stamped artist's marks, ht. 6 3/4, stoneware footed bowl dark brown abstract decoration on blue ground, incised artist's signature and mark, ht. 3 3/4, dia. 7 3/4 in. Note: For over 50 years Michael Cohen has been a professional potter making functional stoneware bowls, mugs, and trays. In 1957, he received his BFA from Massachusetts College of Art then studied at Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, Maine. In 1959 Cohen completed a fellowship at Cranbrook Academy of Art. In 1961, Cohen opened his studio in Newton, Massachusetts, making stoneware tableware and, occasionally, sculptures. Shortly after, he moved to a larger shared space with fellow potter William Wyman, Herring Run Pottery, in East Weymouth. His work can be found in the collections of Museum of Modern Art, Design Collection, NYC, Museum of Contemporary Crafts, NYC, Fuller Art Museum, Brockton, MA, and the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK.
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