Marguerite Wildenhain, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Marguerite Wildenhain

German ceramist

Date of Birth: 11-Oct-1896

Place of Birth: Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Date of Death: 24-Feb-1985

Profession: university teacher, ceramist

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Marguerite Wildenhain (October 11, 1896 – February 24, 1985), born Marguerite Friedlaender (alternative spelling Friedländer), was an American Bauhaus-trained ceramic artist, educator and author.
After immigrating to the United States in 1940, she taught at Pond Farm and wrote three influential books—Pottery: Form and Expression (1959), The Invisible Core: A Potter's Life and Thoughts (1973), and …that We Look and See: An Admirer Looks at the Indians (1979).
Artist Robert Arneson described her as "the grande dame of potters,".