Jerry Ackerman Ceramics

They soon founded jenev design studio and began making slip cast ceramics.

Jerry ackerman ceramics.

Bill from alfred university in new york one of the top ceramics schools in the country. Dan chavkin it is a beautiful and unique thing to have a love story ingrained to the collaboration the mutual love for each other as well as the arts must be a constant source of inspiration. After completing her degree in communications. 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.

There is a warmth and authenticity to ackerman ceramics tapestries mosaics and wood carvings perhaps because they designed for people like themselves who were on a budget yet. Deedee cooper is originally from nashville tn. After an initially teaching. A vintage sampling of jenev slip cast earthenware that went into production in 1954.

He was 29 when he took his first ceramics class. With a goal of making affordable objects ackerman known as jerry began as a potter but increasingly focused on the business expanding production with the help of fabricators from mexico. Jerry and evelyn were in the right place at the right time producing work that was extremely well designed and ideal for these clean lined modern interiors. Cara lane is a former kindergarten teacher turned top notch international trainer.

Jerry now 98 came to ceramics rather late in life after he returned from serving in wwii and went back to wayne university now wayne state university in detroit michigan to finish his undergraduate degree. Jenev ceramic decanters designed by jerry in 1953 and decorated by evelyn using a mishima technique. Jerry ackerman is originally from lancaster pa. Ceramics mosaics tapestries and woodcarvings by the california mid century designers evelyn and jerome ackerman is the first book on the ackermans contribution to california mid century modernism.

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. Jerry a veteran of world war ii had earned his graduate degree on the g i. After jerome jerry ackerman earned his mfa from a u.