Paulus Berensohn (1933 – 2017) was an American potter.[1]
Biography
Born on May 14, 1933, in Brooklyn's Sheepshead Bay, Berensohn joined the Juilliard Dance Division in 1954 after three professional classes.[2][3] In 1955, he moved to Bennington College, later studying with Martha Graham in New York and attending courses at Yale University and Goddard College.[2]
During a visit to Gate Hill Cooperative in Stony Point, New York, Berensohn shifted his focus to pottery after observing ceramicist Karen Karnes.[2] He subsequently enrolled at Haystack Mountain School of Crafts in Maine, learning from M. C. Richards.[2]
In the 1960s, Berensohn taught pottery at Pendle Hill in Pennsylvania and Swarthmore College.[2]
In 1965, Berensohn established the Endless Mountains Farm near Scranton, Pennsylvania.[2]
Berensohn was an honorary fellow of the American Craft Council from 1998 and was documented in the 2013 film, To Spring From the Hand: the Life and Work of Paulus Berensohn.[2] He authored Finding One's Way With Clay (1972), a book about pinch pots that also discussed art, the environment, and spirituality.[2]
Bibliography
- Finding One's Way With Clay (1972)
References
- ^ "Paulus Berensohn, a Dancer Who Pivoted to Pottery, Dies at 84". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "PAULUS BERENSOHN (1933–2017)". June 23, 2017.
- ^ "Paulus Berensohn: Dancing With Clay". The Juilliard School. March 6, 2010.
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