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James Lovera Biography
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Advanced Study Travel: Japan
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1948 - 1986 |
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Professor of Ceramic Art, Color and Design, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
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California School of Fine Arts, San Francisco, CA
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Honorary Member: Association of California Ceramic Artists
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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1990
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Form/Space/Surface Clay Vessels- Michael Himovitz Gallery/Pavillions Sacramento, CA
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1990
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New Works - Gump's Gallery San Francisco, CA
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1990
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Gallery Fair Mendocino, CA
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1989
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One man exhibition Running Ridge Gallery Santa Fe, New Mexico
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1988
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Clay/Form/Spirit, Diablo Valley College Art Gallery Pleasant Hill, CA January-February
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1988
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Featured artist in conjunction with Object and Environment Exhibition, Collector's Gallery, Oakland Museum, Oakland, CA
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1987
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Group Exhibition Contemporary Crafts Museum New York, NY
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1987
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New Work-Three Gump's Gallery San Francisco, CA August 4-29
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1986
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West Coast Clay Civic Arts Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA June-August 1986
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1986
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Group Exhibition California Ceramic Artists Dublin, Ireland, Cork, Ireland
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1985
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Gump's Gallery "A Showcase of The Artist" San Francisco, CA
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1985
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The Hand and The Spirit Craft Gallery "Gems, A Showcase of the Artist's Work" Scottsdale, AZ
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1984
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One-Man Exhibition Elaine Potter Gallery San Francisco, CA
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1982
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American Porcelain: The Emergence of A New Tradition, The Hand and The Spirit Gallery Scottsdale, AZ
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1982
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Contemporary Clay ... 20 Artists Monterey Peninsula Museum of Art Monterey, CA
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1982
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One-Man Exhibition Running Ridge Gallery Santa Fe, NM
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1982
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A.R.T. Beasley Gallery San Diego, CA
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1981
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The Crafts Gallery, Ltd. One-Man Exhibition Bethesda, MD
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1981
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The Elements Gallery Madison Avenue, New York, NY
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1980
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One-Man Exhibition, The Hand and The Spirit
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1980
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Art Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ Invitational
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1980
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"American Ceramics" Exhibition, Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ
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1980
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One-Man Exhibition, Gallery Fair, Mendocino, CA
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1980
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One-Man Exhibition, Gump's, San Francisco, CA
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1980
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One-Man Exhibition, Kennedy Art Gallery, College of the Holy Names, Oakland, CA
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1979
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College of the Holy Names, Oakland, CA
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1979
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"Clay and Glass 79", Palo Alto Cultural Center, Palo, Alto, CA
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1979
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One-Man Exhibition, The Green Gallery, Carmel, CA Invitational
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1978
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"The Potters Art in California-1855 to 1955" Lang Gallery, Scripps College, Claremont, CA
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1978
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One-Man Exhibition, Sun Gallery, Hayward, CA
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1977
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One-Man Exhibition, Bakersfield College, Art Gallery, Bakersfield, CA
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1976
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Sabbatical Leave in Japan
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1973
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San Mateo County Fair Competition, Juror
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1972
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One-Man Exhibition, Chabot Art Gallery, Hayward, CA
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1972
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Designer/Craftsmen/72, Richmond Art Center Richmond, CA, Juror
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1971
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"The Ceramic Statement", DeYoung Museum, San Francisco, CA
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1970
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California Expo-Invitational, Juror
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1970
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Awarded mural commission for San Felipe Park, Hayward Park and Recreational District, to design and execute two 9' x 12' ceramic murals.
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1968
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Design X Exhibition, Pasadena Museum of Art, Pasadena, CA
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1968
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California Design, California Expo, Sacramento, CA
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1968
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"Twenty-Five of American Art in Clay" Scripps College, Claremont, CA
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1968
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Design IX Traveling Exhibition 1966-68
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1967
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Association of San Francisco Potters, DeYoung Museum, San Francisco, CA
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1966
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Twenty-Fourth Syracuse National Ceramic Exhibition, Everson Museum, Syracuse, NY
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1966
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California Craftsmen Exhibition, Invitational Los Angeles County Museum, Los Angeles, CA
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1966
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Design IX Exhibition, Pasadena Museum of Art, Pasadena, CA
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1966
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California Designers Exhibition, Georg Jensen's, New York, NY
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1965
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Collector: Object/Environment, Museum of Contemporary Crafts, New York, NY Juried
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1965
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One-Man Exhibition, Bon Marche Gallery, Seattle Museum of Art, Seattle, WA Invitational
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1965
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American Craftsmen Exhibition, Seattle Museum of Art, Seattle, WA Invitational
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1965
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Three-Man Ceramic Exhibition: "Sanders, Fritz and Lovera", Portland Ceramic Studio, Portland, OR
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1965
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Twentieth Anniversary Exhibition, San Francisco Potters Association, DeYoung Museum, San Francisco, CA Juried
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1965
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One-Man Exhibition, Villa Montalvo, Saratoga, CA Invitational
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1964
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Syracuse National Ceramic Exhibition, Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, NY Award
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1963
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10th Annual Art Exhibition, E. B. Crocker Art Gallery; Sacramento, CA
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1963
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Northern California Arts, Inc. Competition. (Open Competition)
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1962
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Stone Forms, Exhibition, DeYoung Museum, San Francisco, CA
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1962
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Scripps College Ceramic Exhibition Claremont, CA
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1962
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One-Thousand Years of Ceramic Art, Los Angeles County Museum, Los Angeles, CA
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1961
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Syracuse National Ceramic Exhibition, Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, NY
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1961
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Designer Craftsmen U.S.A., American Federation of Arts, Museum of Contemporary Crafts,
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1961
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American Craftsmen Exhibition, Oakland Museum, Oakland, CA
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1961
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Madonna Festival of Religious Art, Los Angeles, CA Award
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1961
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One-Man Exhibition, DeYoung Museum, San Francisco, CA
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1960
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One-Man Exhibition, Villa Montalvo, Saratoga, CA
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1960
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Syracuse National Ceramic Exhibition, Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, NY
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1960
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Utah State University Second Invitational Ceramic Exhibition
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1960
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Contemporary Handweavers of California, DeYoung Museum, San Francisco, CA
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1959
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Utah State University, First Invitational Ceramic Exhibition, UT
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1958
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California Craftsmen Exhibition, San Francisco Museum of Art, San Francisco, CA
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1956
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Wichita Museum Annual Exhibition, Wichita Museum of Art, Wichita, KA
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1956
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Syracuse National Ceramic Exhibition, Syracuse Museum of Art, Syracuse, NY
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1956
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Design at Home Exhibition, Villa Montalvo Saratoga, CA
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1955
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Association of San Francisco Potters DeYoung Museum, San Francisco, CA
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1955
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Syracuse National Ceramic Exhibition, Syracuse Museum, Syracuse, NY
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1954
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Association of San Francisco Potters DeYoung Museum, San Francisco, CA
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1954
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Syracuse National Ceramic Exhibition, Syracuse Museum, Syracuse, NY, Judge
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1953
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Association of San Francisco Potters DeYoung Museum, San Francisco, CA
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1952
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Syracuse National Ceramic Exhibition, Syracuse Museum, Syracuse, NY
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1951
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Association of San Francisco Potters Annual DeYoung Museum, San Francisco, CA
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1951
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California Exposition Art Exhibition, Sacramento, CA
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1950
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Association of San Francisco Potters Third Annual Exhibition, DeYoung Museum San Francisco, CA
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1950
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Dazell-Hatfield Gallery, Los Angeles, CA Two-Man Show
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1949
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Sixth Annual Pacific Coast Ceramic Exhibition, Rotunda Gallery, City of Paris, San Francisco, CA, Judge
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1949
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Design in Forty-Nine Ceramic Exhibition DeYoung Museum, San Francisco, CA
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1948
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California State Fair, Sacramento, CA
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1948
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Association of San Francisco Potters Second Annual Exhibition, DeYoung Museum San Francisco, CA
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| Literature |
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1987
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The Santa Fe Catalogue - Winter, 1987 p. 30
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1985
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Hayward Daily Review - Life Style - June 28, 1985
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1985
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S. F. Chronicle - "People" Potters And Their Feats of Clay November 30, 1985
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1984
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Arizona Arts and Travel - May-June issue 1984 "Crafts In A Museum Setting" pp. 20-21
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1982
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The Santa Fe Catalogue - Summer, 1982 pp. 8-9
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1982
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Santa Fe Reporter - October 27, 1982
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1979
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Washington Post, The Potomac Magazine Section, November 18, 1979
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1978
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Ceramics Monthly Magazine, November 1978
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1968
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Oakland Tribune, Sunday, August 4, 1968 Home Magazine Edition
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1967
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Les Edtions de la Revue Moderne, Paris, France. February, 1967 issue
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1966
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S. F. Chronicle, November 17, 1966
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1966
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Merced Sun Star, April, 1966
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1965
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Los Angeles Times, July, 1965-"A Spurt of Creative Action" (Ceramics)
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1965
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Ceramics Monthly Magazine, Cover--April, 1965 issue, also p. 26
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1965
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House and Garden Magazine, April, 1965 (p. 164)
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1965
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Los Angeles Times, March 28, 1965
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1965
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Interiors Magazine, July, 1965 (p. 79, "Great Craft Collections")
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1962
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S. F. Examiner, November, 1962
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1962
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S. F. Examiner, December 30, 1962
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1961
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American Artist Magazine, February, 1961 (P.45)
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1960
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New York Herald Tribune, May 27, 1960
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1960
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San Jose Mercury News, March 13, 1960
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1960
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Vallejo Times Herald, March 6, 1960
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1953
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S. F. Chronicle, July 19, 1953 ("This World")
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1952
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S. F. Chronicle, March 16, 1952 ("This World")
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Sunset Ceramic Book; "How To Make Pottery & Ceramic Sculpture" by H. H. Sanders, Lane Publishing Co., Menlo Park, CA pp. 28-29
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The Potters Art in California 1885 to 1955, by Hazel V. Bray Library of Congress Catalogue No. 78-73120 p. 63
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