Warren Mackenzie (American, 1924-2018). Studio pottery handled jar with blemish. Stoneware with speckled white glaze and MacKenzie’s iconic finger marks. The original price tag from the artist is adhered to the side of the jar and inscribed “Blemish.” Warren MacKenzie was a renowned Minnesota studio potter. A student of Bernard Leach and Shoji Hamada, he is credited with bringing the functional Mingei tradition to the United States, and spreading it through his own art and mentorship of students during his long tenure at the University of Minnesota.

Height: 8 1/4 in x diameter: 7 1/4 in.