Harrison McIntosh papers
name: label: Creator
content: McIntosh, Harrison
label: Names
content: McIntosh, Marguerite
topic: label: Occupation
content: Ceramicists -- California
label: Topic
content: American studio craft movement
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The collection was donated in 2005 by Harrison McIntosh.
creator: label: Creator
content: McIntosh, Harrison
setName: label: See more items in
content: Harrison McIntosh papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of ceramicist Harrison McIntosh measure 0.7 linear feet and date from 1954 to 2003. The collection comprises biographical materials, a video recording of a documentary featuring McIntosh, and printed materials.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Harrison McIntosh (1914-2016) was a ceramicist in Claremont, California, known for the simple elegant forms and the sgraffito and spotting patterns of his work. McIntosh was a member of the first generation of California studio potters.

McIntosh was born in Vallejo, California. He studied with Glen Lukensat the University of Southern California, Richard Petterson at Claremont Graduate School, and Marguerite Wildenhain at Pond Farm in Guerneville, California. McIntosh worked primarily as a studio potter, focusing on refined functional forms and exacting surface decoration. He also designed dinnerware, serving as a consultant to corporations such as Mikasa. In the mid-seventies, he applied his theme-and-variation methods to more sculptural work, setting ceramic domes and eggs on highly polished, reflective pieces of chrome. 

McIntosh's work can be found in over 40 museum collections around the world. He died in 2016 at the age of 101.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.7 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1954-2003
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.mcinharr
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Video recordings
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged as one series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Sarah Mundy in 2022.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Video recordings
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of ceramicist Harrison McIntosh measure 0.7 linear feet and date from 1954 to 2003. The collection comprises biographical materials, a video recording of a documentary featuring McIntosh, and printed materials.

Biographical materials include curriculum vitae and a digital photographic print of Harrison and his wife Marguerite on their 75th anniversary. Printed materials include clippings, magazines, exhibition announcements and catalogs, and miscellaneous items.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: Also found in the Archives of American Art is an interview of Harrison McIntosh conducted from February 24, to March 4, 1999, by Mary McNaughton, in four sessions for the Archives of American Art at the artist's home/studio in Claremont, California.