Dorothy Bearnson was born in Salt Lake City September 26, 1921. Bearnson did undergraduate and graduate work at the University of Virginia 1941-42 and at the University of Utah where she earned her B.A. in 1943, and her M.A. in 1945. She has held a number of teaching positions at the University of Utah including: instructor of art 1962-72, associate professor of art 1972-77, and professor of art 1977-99. She is a s most respected ceramists and educators.
Bearnson did undergraduate and graduate work at the University of Virginia 1941-42 and at the University of Utah where she earned her B.A. in 1943, and her M.A. in 1945. She has held a number of teaching positions at the University of Utah including: instructor of art 1962-72, associate professor of art 1972-77, and professor of art 1977-99. She recently celebrated her first half century of teaching.
Her work has been shown in numerous exhibitions.
Biographical information on this page was adapted from
The Dorothy Bearnson papers (1980-2004) contain clippings, articles, a day planner, notes and an autobiography relating to Bearnson's work as an artist and teacher.
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Donated by Dorothy Bearnson (folders 1-2) in 1989.
Donated by Dorothy Bearnson (folder 3) in 2010.
Transferred from the Julius Benedict Bearnson papers (folders 4-6) in 2010.
Processed by Manuscripts Division staff in 1989.
Addendum processed by Betsey Welland in 2010.
Forms part of the
This folder contains correspondence, biographical information, and various articles such as "Originating Ceramic Glazes," "What is a Pot?," and "Mid-Century Ceramics - Winds of Change."
This folder contains the articles, "A Fusion of Characters, Culture And Clay" and an artist's statement from the catalogue