Carl McConnell Master Potter Signed Chip And Dip Service Platter Pottery

Carl McConnell Master Potter Carl McConnell, (Australia) ceramics The blue on this signed chip and dip platter is beautiful Measures 11”X 1” I’m not sure if this is a piece made by Carl McConnell while he was in Australia or the U.S. I also do not know the age of this piece This piece is in amazing condition with no chips cracks or crazing This is a must have for any pottery lover and admirer of Carl McConnell Carl McConnell (1926-2003) was born in Chicago. He attended art schools in Chicago, Dallas and Memphis, before serving in the US Navy from 1943-1945. He was stationed at Brisbane for some of this time. He continued his art studies in Pittsburgh after the war, but returned to Brisbane in 1948 with his Australian-born wife and son Phillip (1946- ). He studied art at the Brisbane Technical College, becoming interested in ceramics, setting up a studio in Norman Park in 1954, and moving to the Pinjarra Hills in 1959. He taught at the College from 1958-1963, resigning to become a full-time potter a year or so after losing the position of Head of Pottery to Milton Moon. He taught again at the College from 1971-74 and ceased working as a potter in 1983. He has come to be regarded as Queensland's most significant contemporary potter and an exemplar of the Anglo-Oriental tradition in Australia.