Warren MacKenzie (American, 1924-2018). Studio ceramic pottery vase. Stoneware with a white glaze with brown speckles. Decorated with MacKenzie’s iconic finger marks along the sides. Marked along the footrim. 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: 11 1/2 in x diameter: 7 1/2 in.