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Photo: Ed Watkins, 2008
Karen Karnes
Photo: Ed Watkins, 2008
Photo: Ed Watkins, 2008

Karen Karnes

United States, 1925 – 2016
Place of BirthNew York, New York, United States
BiographyKaren Karnes has held a position of high regard among American ceramists for her unfl agging love of clay, the potter’s wheel, and the kiln. Her functional forms are unpretentious and elegant. Although not formally trained as a potter, she has devoted her life to her chosen medium.