Anthony J. "Tony" Marsh (born May 26, 1954) is an American contemporary ceramic artist who lives and works in Long Beach, California.

Career

Marsh received a

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in 1978 from California State University Long Beach. From 1978 to 1981, Marsh studied as an apprentice under Japanese potter Shimaoka, in

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. Marsh worked with Shimaoka's shokunin, or craftsmen, on a daily basis and was influenced by the traditional culture of the community, which differed from Marsh's experience of art-making in the United States. After leaving Japan, Marsh received a

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degree in 1988 from New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University. In 1989 Marsh was hired to teach at his undergraduate alma mater,

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, where he continues to be a professor of art and head of the ceramics department.

Footnotes

Sources

*Marsh, Tony. "Art as Homage", ''Studio Potter'' 29, number 2. *Marsh, Tony. ''General Artist's Statement'', December 2001. *
Tony Marsh
at Pierre Marie Giraud, Brussels
Tony Marsh
at Hedge, San Francisco, CA

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Marsh, Tony 1954 births Living people Sculptors from California California State University, Long Beach alumni New York State College of Ceramics alumni American ceramists Artists from New York City Sculptors from New York (state)