HERBERT COHEN, (AMERICAN, 1931-) SIGNED POTTERY PIECE, 6.5 X 8" HERBERT COHEN, (AMERICAN, 1931-) Born in Manhattan, Cohen first learned to throw on the potter’s wheel at the remarkably young age of 6, a craft he has continued to practice throughout his life. After earning his MFA from the prestigious New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Cohen worked as a designer for Hyalyn Porcelain Company in Hickory, N.C. He eventually settled in Charlotte in the late 1950s, where he joined the staff of The Mint Museum and served as its acting director from 1968 to 1969. In the 1970s he moved to Blowing Rock, N.C. to establish his own studio, but returned to Charlotte in 2010. "Information accredited to Mint Museum.
Exhibitions include Smithsonian Institution (WASHINGTON, DC), SECCA (NC), Museum of Contemporary Crafts (NY) AND NUMEROUS OTHER MUSEUMS, UNIVERSITIES, AND GALLERIES

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