1919 Born in Hamburg, Germany
1936-40 Liverpool School of Art (Drawing, Painting, and Sculpture)
1955 Hammersmith School of Art (Ceramics)
1956-58 Central School of Arts & Crafts, London, England
1982 Honorary Doctorate Degree, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois, USA
2007 Honorary Doctorate Degree, College of Creative Studies, Detroit, Michigan, USA
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
1959-64 Central School of Arts & Crafts, London, England
1964-66 University of Chicago, Dept. of Arts, Chicago, Illinois, USA
1965 Corsham School of Art, England (Visiting Artist)
1968-77 University of Chicago, Dept. of Arts, Chicago, Illinois USA
1972-93 Various Workshops and Seminars
1994- 09 Lectures
SOLO EXHIBITIONS (Selected Exhibitions)
1953 Appolinaire Gallery, London, England
1960/62/67 Primavera, London, England
1972 Matsuya Department Store, Tokyo, Japan
1973 Kunstkammer Ludger Koster, Monchen-Gladbach, Germany
1974 Calvary School of Art, Alberta, Canada
1976 Museum fur Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg, Germany
1979 Museum Boymans-Van Beuningen, Rotterdam, Netherlands
1989 Dorothy Weiss Gallery, San Francisco, California
1990-2003 Garth Clark Gallery, New York, New York (alternate years)
1990-2009 Bellas Artes Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico (alternate years)
1993 Keramik-Galerie Bowig, Hannover, Germany
1994 Schleswig-Holsteinische Landesmuseum, Rendsburg, Germany
2000 galerie b15, Munich, Germany
2005 Museum of Arts and Design, New York, New York
2005 Cultural Center, Chicago, Illinois
2005 Daum Museum of Contemporary Art, Sedalia, Missouri
2005 Cranbrook Museum of Art, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
2006 Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, Minnesota
2006 Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, California
2007 Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum
Washington, D.C.
2009 Ruthin Art Centre, Ruthin, Wales, United Kingdom
2010 Bellas Artes Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
MAJOR COMMISSIONS (Selected List)
1959-60 “14 Stations of the Cross”, St. Joseph’s Church, New Malden, England
1965 Ritual Objects, Menorah, Solel Synagogue, Highland Park, Illinois
1967-68 “Earth, Water, and Sky”, Stoneware Mural, 400 sq. feet entranceway
to the Laboratory for Geophysical Science Building, University of
Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
1972 “Untitled”, Sculpture, Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana
1976 “Clouds Over Lake Michigan”, Stoneware mural, 240 sq. ft., Dresdner
Bank, Board of Trade Building, Chicago, Illinois
(1987 - moved to Options Exchange Building Lobby, Chicago, Illinois)
1978 “Untitled”, Stoneware Mural on Board, Two Panels, Hodag Chemical, Company, Skokie, Illinois (1998 - transferred to Lewis & Clark College, Godfrey, Illinois)
1982 “Untitled”, Stoneware Wall Mural, Main Bank of Chicago, Chicago, IL
1982-83 “The Creation”, Stoneware Wall Mural, 300 sq. ft., Congregation Beth
Israel, Hammond, Indiana
1983 “Untitled”, Stoneware Wall Mural, 67 sq. ft., Amcore Bank, Rockford, Illinois
1984 “Untitled”, Porcelain Wall Mural, 27 sq. ft., Teradyne Central, Deerfield, Illinois
“Untitled”, Stoneware Wall Mural, 110 sq. ft., Dr. R. Lee Animal Care
Center, Commissioned by the Chicago Council on Fine Arts, 1/2% for
the Arts Program, Chicago, Illinois
1984-85 “Untitled”, Porcelain Wall Mural, 70 sq. ft., State of Illinois Building,
Capitol Development Board, Springfield, Illinois
1986 “Untitled”, Porcelain Wall Mural, Unisys Offices, New York, New York
1987 “Untitled”, Porcelain Entryway, St. Mary’s Church, Walsingham, England
1988 “Cloud Formation”, Stowell, Cook, Frolichstein, Inc., Clearwater,
Florida
1990 “Untitled”, Stoneware Wall Mural, Palm Beach Airport Terminal, Palm Beach, Florida
1992 “The Guardian”, Bronze Sculpture, 10'2" High, State of Illinois
Building, State Commission, Rockford, Illinois
1997-98 “Spirit of Survival", Public Commission, Bronze Sculpture, 15' High,
State of Illinois Commission, Lewis and Clark College, Godfrey, Illinois
2003 "Untitled" Two 8' Figures for Private Collection, Gunnison, Colorado
2004 "Untitled", 15' Bronze Sculpture, Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago,
Illinois
2007 "Untitled" Porcelain Wall Mural, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, Minnesota
2008 "Attendant Spirit" State of Illinois Commission, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, Illinois
2008 "Untitled" Private Commission, New York, New York
IN THE COLLECTION OF: (Selected List)
Wüttembergisches Landesmuseum, Stuttgart, Germany
Windsor Castle, England
National Museum of Modern Art, Japan
Inner London Education Committee Collection, England
Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Mills College Art Museum, Oakland, California
Smithsonian Institution American Art Museum, Renwick Gallery, Washington D.C.
The International Museum of Ceramic Art, Alfred, New York
Museum voor Hedendaagse Kunst, s’Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, Illinois
St. Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, Missouri
Museum für zeitbenössische keramische Kunst, Frechen, Germany
Museum of Fine Arts, Bosotn, Massachusetts
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
Museum fur Modern Keramik, Germany
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco – Legion of Honor, San Francisco, California
Charles A. Wustum Museum of Fine Arts, Racine, Wisconsin
Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art, Logan, Utah
Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, New York
Utah Museum of Art, Salt Lake City, Utah
Schleswig- Holsteinisches Landesmuseum, Schloss Gottorf, Germany
Museum Boymans-Van Beuningen, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Museum of Arts and Design, New York New York
Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England
J.S. Speed Art Museum, Louisville, Kentucky
Los Angeles County Art Museum, Los Angeles, California
City Museum, Bassano Del Grappa, Italy
Buckingham County Museum, Buckinghamshire, England
National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
Kestner Museum, Hannover,Germany
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York