Marak Cecula (1944; Poland) 

Exceptional Postmodern Pitcher and Cups
1988
Glazed Porcelain
Pitcher; 12, wd. 7.5 in.
Cups; ht. 4.5, dia. 3.75 in.
Pitcher only marked with incised signature and date.

Ceramic artist, designer, and educator Marek Cecula was born in 1944 in Kielce, Poland, where he maintains an active studio in addition to his design office in New York City. In 1985, he established the Ceramic Department at the Parsons School of Design, New York and headed the program until 2004, when he became the curator-in-charge for the Third Biennial for Israeli Ceramics. Cecula currently coordinates design reviews at the Bezalel Art and Design Academy in Jerusalem, and he curated the 2008 Object Factory: The Art of Industrial Ceramics at the Gardnier Museum, Toronto.