F. Carlton Ball

He was elected to the American Craft Council College of Fellows in 1983

Carlton Ball studied at University of Southern California. Eileen Reynolds is recorded as having studied under F. Employment is recorded with University of Puget Sound, University of Southern California and California College of the Arts. Work by F. Carlton Ball is recorded in the collections of Art Institute of Chicago, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Museum of Arts and Design. Distinctions recorded are Fellow of the American Craft Council.

• Name — F. Carlton Ball • Other Names — Fred Carlton Ball • Birth Name — Frederick Carlton Ball • Born — 2 April 1911 • Birthplace — Sutter Creek, California, U.S. • Died — 5 June 1992 • Place of death — Tacoma, Washington, U.S. • Education — Sacramento Junior College • Alma Mater — University of Southern California • Occupation — Artist, painter, potter, sculptor, jeweler, educator, author • Spouse — * Mary Ann Ellison Ball, • Kathryn Uhl Ball

Frederick Carlton Ball was born in April 2, 1911 in Sutter Creek, California. Ball attended Sacramento Junior College (now Sacramento City College), before transferring to the University of Southern California (USC). At USC, he studied painting (specifically focused on frescos) and ceramics; and graduated with a B.A. degree (1932), and a M.A. degree (1934). He took classes with ceramicist Glen Lukens.

Ball had worked in ceramics design collaboration with painters, including his third wife Kathryn Uhl Ball, and with Aaron Bohrod. In the 1930s and 1940s, Ball created large thrown pots, and he gave technical help to other potters. Ball taught pottery and jewelry design at the California College of Arts and Crafts (now California College of the Arts; from 1935 to 1938); Mills College (now Mills College at Northeastern University); the Southern Illinois University; the University of Puget Sound; and the University of Wisconsin. He also taught design courses at Sacramento Evening High School, and at Tacoma Community College. He was an early contributor to Ceramics Monthly magazine, and wrote more than 140 technical articles. Ball died on June 5, 1992 in Tacoma, Washington. His work can be found in public museum collections including at the Museum of Arts and Design, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Oakland Museum of California.