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American craft potter (1924 – 2018)

Warren MacKenzie (February 16, 1924 – December 31, 2018) was an American craft potter.

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He grew up in Wilmette, Illinois the second oldest of five children. His high school days were spent at New Trier High School in Winnetka, Illinois.

Biography

MacKenzie and his first wife, Alix, studied with Bernard Leach from 1949 to 1952.

His simple, wheel-thrown functional pottery is heavily influenced by the aesthetic of Shoji Hamada and Korean ceramics. He is credited with bringing the Japanese Mingei style of pottery to Minnesota, fondly referred to as the "Mingei-sota style."^[1]

MacKenzie described his goal as the making of "everyday" pots.

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Accordingly, although his pots are found in major museums and command high prices among collectors, MacKenzie has always kept his prices low. For various time periods he did not sign his work (1970s, most of the 2000s) until he resumed the use of his chop at the end of 2009.

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