Jerome Ackerman Ceramics

He studied at fort wayne art school and the cape cod school of art and completed graduate work under maija grotell at the cranbrook academy of art.

Jerome ackerman ceramics.

The couple opened their first business with a line of ceramics at jenev design studio in west los angeles and subsequently offered a wider array of handcrafted. With a preface by jonathan adler the book tracks the couple s careers. He exhibited at the ceramic nationals in syracuse in 1954 1956 and 1958. Jerome ackerman a gregarious.

Through their companies jenev and era industries the ackermans were internationally known for creating and producing iconic treasures in ceramics wood carvings mosaics textiles and. Photograph appears in los angeles times home section of attendees including jerome and evelyn ackerman. Ceramic artist clyde burt 1922 1981 is widely recognized as a pioneer in the american studio ceramics movement. In 1953 he began work on his first group of slip cast ceramics.

A traditional potter by training jerome was influenced by chinese sung dynasty pottery and developed a unique style with a simple honest approach to form function and decoration. For 50 years los angeles based artist designers evelyn and jerome ackerman played a central role in the distinctive aesthetic of california mid century modernism. Ceramics tapestries wood carvings and hardware by the california mid century designers evelyn jerome ackerman is the first monograph of the artists whose oeuvre was critically influential and is now seen as the epitome of california mid century modernism. Commission evelyn designs mosaic mural fantasy landscape for eight unit apartment on kiowa avenue in west los angeles.

Meeting of american ceramic society design division at bullock s department store. Jerome ackerman 1920 2019 and evelyn ackerman née lipton 1924 2012 are american industrial designers who as a team made contributions to the aesthetic of california mid century modern with their ceramics wood carvings mosaics textiles and enamels in home furnishings and architectural elements. He spent that year creating shapes making molds and developing glazes at the jenev. Jerome and evelyn ackerman were major influences in the design world and are considered instrumental in helping to shape california mid century aesthetics.

Ceramics mosaics tapestries and woodcarvings by the california mid century designers evelyn and jerome ackerman by dan chavkin and lisa thackaberry from pointed leaf press. Renewed interest in their lives and work has resulted in museum shows awards special events and a book hand in hand. Jerry ackerman at home in 2018 with ceramics he designed in 1953 and helped put back into production by dwr in 2017. The ackermans sold their products through their companies jenev and era industries.