Jar with Lid

Arts of the Americas

2011

Warren MacKenzie
American, 1924–2018
Stillwater, Minnesota

American studio potter Warren MacKenzie makes simple, functional pieces that respond to the ceramic tradition as both art and craft. MacKenzie studied ceramics at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where he met his first wife, Alix. After marrying, the couple trained in England with famed potter Bernard Leach, absorbing his beliefs about the close relationship between life and work as well as the need for objects of both utility and beauty. Establishing a studio in Stillwater, Minnesota, MacKenzie has perfected an efficient production process that has allowed him to sell handmade goods at affordable prices.

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Arts of the Americas

Artist: Warren MacKenzie
Title: Jar with Lid
Place: Minnesota (Object made in)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 2011
Medium: Stoneware
Inscriptions: "M" or "W" with horizontal crossing line stamped into underside of jar
Dimensions: 15.9 × 13.3 × 13.7 cm (6 1/4 × 5 1/4 × 5 3/8 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Katherine Duff Rines
Reference Number: 2011.746

Warren MacKenzie (1924–2018), Stillwater, MN, 2011; sold to Katherine Duff Rines (born 1949), Bloomfield Hills, MI, 2011; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 2011.

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