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Marguerite: from the Bauhaus to Pond Farm

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MARGUERITE: FROM THE BAUHAUS TO POND FARM tells the story of one of America's most talented mid-century ceramicists. Marguerite Wildenhain was trained at the famed Bauhaus art school in Germany, becoming the first woman to receive "Master Potter" designation in pre-World War II Europe. During the war, Marguerite fled to America and helped create an experimental artists colony at an isolated ranch in Northern California. She later established Pond Farm Pottery on the same site and ran an annual summer workshop that trained American artists for three decades. It was among the most influential pottery schools in the U.S.

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