Saint John's Pottery
Located on the campus of Saint John's University in Collegeville, Minnesota, The Saint John's Pottery includes a studio, gallery, and a wood-fired climbing kiln named "Johanna," after art historian Sister Johanna Becker, OSB. The pottery is directed by Richard Bresnahan, who founded the pottery at the university in 1979 and is artist-in-residence at Saint John's University and the College of Saint Benedict. The pottery engages students, apprentices, and visiting artists.
- HMML ID
- 690978130670
- PURL
- LC name
- Saint John's Pottery
- HMML name
- Saint John's Pottery
- Library of Congress
- VIAF
Organization information
- Organization type
- Artists' studios ● Kilns
- Foundation date
- 1979
- Centuries
- 20th century CE ● 21st century CE
- Locations
- Countries
- Languages
- Fields of activity
Organization relationships
- Parent organizations
- Founders
General notes
- Description
- The Saint John's Pottery was established in 1979, in the cellar of Saint Joseph Hall, by Richard Bresnahan, with a wood-fired climbing kiln named "Takigama"; new studio and wood-fired noborigama kiln (named "the Johanna Kiln") was built across campus, with its inaugural firing in 1995
- Citations
- Forty Years On: Richard Bresnahan and Artists of the Saint John's Pottery (Collegeville, Minn.: Saint John's University, 2019), 10-12.
- Description
- Richard Bresnahan, Director and Artist-in-Residence; includes a studio and gallery, and engages students, apprentices, and visiting artists; active for more than 40 years; located in Collegeville, MN
- Citations
- "The Saint John's Pottery," Saint John's University, accessed November 11, 2021, https://www.csbsju.edu/saint-johns-pottery.
Preferred citation
"Saint John's Pottery." HMML Authority File. Hill Museum & Manuscript Library. Last modified February 10, 2022. https://w3id.org/haf/organization/690978130670
Change notes
- Date added
- 2021-11-11
- Last edited
- 2022-02-10