David Batz Studio Art Pottery Pitcher with lid Vessel RARE

Description

Beautiful studio art pottery lidded pitcher or vessel with spout by well known ceramic artist, David Batz.  The pitcher measures 8" tall and is 6" in diameter.  It has awesome glaze colors and a fancy handle.  I believe this may date to 1980's because of the way Batz signed the bottom.  It is in very good condition and would be a wonderful piece for the pottery collector.   Following is some information about David Batz:
David Batz, Cleveland artist and professor, died in 1994 at the age of 49..  Batz was born in 1944, in Rockville, Connecticut/   In the fall of 1962 David started to take classes in the five-year architecture program of the Rhode Island School of Design, but soon became disillusioned with the length of time it took to complete the courses; he switched to their ceramics program.   Under the tutorial wings of master ceramicist at RISD, Norm Schulman, Batz developed a passion for East Asian art especially that of Sumi-e ink painters of China, Japan and Korea.  The way they used few brush strokes to create a single image fascinated him.
After completion of a master’s degree after 1970, David became the new ceramics professor at the Cleveland Institute of Art.  He also established and taught at the CIA school’s satellite project in France.  Batz participated in the Cleveland May Show from 1971 to 1993.  In the mid-80s Batz was diagnosed with a severe case of carpel tunnel syndrome, a debilitating disease that weakens the muscles in the hand. He was told to stop throwing clay pots on his wheel..   David was able to return to throwing clay in 1991.
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