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Win Ng (American, 1936-1991)
Born and raised in San Francisco’s Chinatown, Win Ng established his reputation as a master ceramist, with an initial focus on abstract, non-utilitarian works along side that of Peter Voulkos. “There is evidence that the work of Voulkos and Ng overlapped (Ng for a brief period utilized Voulkos’ studio at the California College of Arts and Crafts). When Voulkos was at the Los Angeles County Art Institute, Ng was working in San Francisco, which is when Ng first came to the attention of Ruth Braunstein. She knew of Ng’s work before discovering Voulkos, but even though Voulkos returned to San Francisco in the late 1950’s, it was Ng who, at the time, played a significant role in the local ceramic scene. In 1958 Ng had his first one man show at the Michow Gallery in New York and then in 1961 was represented by Braunstein Gallery in San Francisco. Selected Exhibitions 1960 Carnegie Institute 1961 Smithsonian Institute 1961 Saint Paul Gallery 1962 Seattle World Fair 1962 Museum of Contemporary Craft 1962 Dartmouth College 1962 Alfred University 1963 The Oakland Museum of California 1963 University of St. Louis 1964 National Museum of Modern Arts, Tokyo 1964 Edmonton Gallery 1964 Museum of Contemporary Craft 1964 University of Oregon 1964 Pennsylvania Academy 1965 Museum Cantini 1965 Krannan Art Museum 1965 California State College 1965 Smithsonian Institute 1965 Everson Museum 1965 Museum of Contemporary Art, La Jolla 1966 Albert Museum 1966 Reed College 1969 John Wax Corporation 1981 Braunstein Gallery 1986 Victoria and Albert Museum 1990 Braunstein Gallery
Selected Collections The M.H. de Young Memorial Museum San Francisco Museum of Modern Art The Oakland Museum of California Mills College Art Museum Everson Museum of Art Chinese Historical Society of American Museum Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo Government of Taiwan Asian Art Museum, San Francisco San Francisco Art Commission Victoria and Albert Museum Museum of Contemporary Craft.
Material: Stoneware
Method: Thrown
Surface technique: Glaze
10.5” x 6.75”, c. 1960-70
Derek Lincoln Collection