Susanne Stephenson
Susanne Stephenson (born 1935, in Canton, Ohio) is an American sculptor and ceramics artist. She earned her BFA from Carnegie Mellon University and her MFA (in 1960) from the Cranbrook Academy of Art. She taught briefly at the University of Michigan (1960–61), and then went on to Eastern Michigan University, where she has been a professor of art since 1963.
Also recorded as Susanne G. Stephenson
Susanne Stephenson
- Born
- 1935. · Canton.
- Nationality
- United States.
- Occupation
- artist, ceramicist and professor.
- Education
- Carnegie Mellon University and Cranbrook Academy of Art.
- Teachers
- Maija Grotell.
- Honours
- Fellow of the American Craft Council.
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Susanne Stephenson (born 1935, in Canton, Ohio) is an American sculptor and ceramics artist. She earned her BFA from Carnegie Mellon University and her MFA (in 1960) from the Cranbrook Academy of Art. She taught briefly at the University of Michigan (1960–61), and then went on to Eastern Michigan University, where she has been a professor of art since 1963.
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In 2010, she was elected a Fellow of the American Craft Council. Stephenson's work is known for its "[s]weeping curves, twisting curlicues, and swirling whiplashes.. [s]imultaneously sculpture, vessel, and/or abstract form."
Susanne Stephenson studied at Carnegie Mellon University and Cranbrook Academy of Art. Training under Maija Grotell is recorded. Employment is recorded with Eastern Michigan University and University of Michigan. Work by Susanne Stephenson is recorded in the collections of Metropolitan Museum of Art, Carnegie Museum of Art, Museum of Arts and Design and Canton Museum of Art. Distinctions recorded are Fellow of the American Craft Council.
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1935
Susanne Stephenson born at Canton.
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The authorities additionally record the heading Susanne G. She married John H. One child is recorded: Tara J. Formation and teaching. Stephenson studied at Carnegie Mellon University and Cranbrook Academy of Art. She trained under Maija Grotell. Stephenson received Fellow of the American Craft Council. Recorded as artist, ceramicist and professor.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art, Carnegie Museum of Art, Museum of Arts and Design and Canton Museum of Art
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