Mary E. Nyburg | |
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Born | Mary Eliza Cooper July 10, 1918
Dixfield, Maine, U.S. |
Died | April 5, 2006
Fredericksburg, Texas, U.S. | (aged 87)
Known for | ceramicist and teacher |
Mary Nyburg (July 10, 1918 — April 5, 2006) [1] was an American potter known for creating functional pottery and her involvement in the American Craft scene.
Nyburg née Cooper was born July 10, 1918[ citation needed] in Dixfield, Maine. She attended the University of Maine. She married Robert Nyburg and moved to Baltimore, Maryland where she began her career in ceramics. [2] In 1980 Nyburg was made a Fellow of the Council by the American Craft Council. [3] In 1988, after the death of her husband, she moved to Deer Isle, Maine. [4]
Nyburg was a founding member of American Craft Enterprises and served on the boards of the American Craft Council and the Maryland Craft Council. [4] For a time she was on the board of trustees for the Haystack Mountain School of Crafts. [2] She was also served on the board of directors of Baltimore Clayworks. [1] She died on April 5, 2006, in Fredericksburg, Texas. [2]
Her work is in the Delaware Art Museum, [1] In 2007 Baltimore Clayworks established the Mary E. Nyburg Fund for Artist Development which is an annual stipend for ceramicists. [5]
Mary E. Nyburg | |
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Born | Mary Eliza Cooper July 10, 1918
Dixfield, Maine, U.S. |
Died | April 5, 2006
Fredericksburg, Texas, U.S. | (aged 87)
Known for | ceramicist and teacher |
Mary Nyburg (July 10, 1918 — April 5, 2006) [1] was an American potter known for creating functional pottery and her involvement in the American Craft scene.
Nyburg née Cooper was born July 10, 1918[ citation needed] in Dixfield, Maine. She attended the University of Maine. She married Robert Nyburg and moved to Baltimore, Maryland where she began her career in ceramics. [2] In 1980 Nyburg was made a Fellow of the Council by the American Craft Council. [3] In 1988, after the death of her husband, she moved to Deer Isle, Maine. [4]
Nyburg was a founding member of American Craft Enterprises and served on the boards of the American Craft Council and the Maryland Craft Council. [4] For a time she was on the board of trustees for the Haystack Mountain School of Crafts. [2] She was also served on the board of directors of Baltimore Clayworks. [1] She died on April 5, 2006, in Fredericksburg, Texas. [2]
Her work is in the Delaware Art Museum, [1] In 2007 Baltimore Clayworks established the Mary E. Nyburg Fund for Artist Development which is an annual stipend for ceramicists. [5]