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Cynthia Bringle

Cynthia Bringle
Born1939 (1939)
Memphis, Tennessee
NationalityAmerican
Known forpotter
Websitecynthiabringlepottery.com

Cynthia Bringle (born 1939) was born in Memphis, Tennessee,[1] and has lived and worked in Penland, North Carolina since 1970. She is a potter and teaches at the Penland School of Crafts, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, and John C. Campbell Folk School.[2][3][4]

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Cynthia Bringle knew from an early age that she was interested in art, especially painting, so as a student she decided to attend the Memphis Academy of Arts with a focus on painting. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Memphis Academy of Art in 1962 and a Master of Fine Arts from New York State College of Ceramics, Alfred University.[5][6] Bringle was named a North Carolina Living Treasure in 2009.[7][8] She was honored as a Fellow of the American Craft Council in 2000.[7][5] Her work is in the collection of the Burlington Art Center, the High Museum of Art, and the Mint Museum of Craft and Design.[2] Her work, Tea Pitcher, was acquired by the Smithsonian American Art Museum as part of the Renwick Gallery's 50th Anniversary Campaign.[1]

Cynthia Bringle represented the United States at the First American International Ceramic Symposium, which consisted of twenty-five artists from thirteen different countries, and was hosted in the summer of 1973 at the Memphis Academy of Arts. In addition to an influential career as a teacher, Bringle has exhibited throughout the United States in numerous galleries, museums, and craft exhibitions.[9] In 1992 she was interviewed for the Archives of American Art for the Archives of American Art Oral History Program[10]

References

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  1. ^ a b Savig, Mary; Atkinson, Nora; Montiel, Anya (2022). This Present Moment: Crafting a Better World. Washington, DC: Smithsonian American Art Museum. pp. 228–238. ISBN 9781913875268.
  2. ^ a b "Craft in America » Cynthia Bringle". www.craftinamerica.org. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
  3. ^ "The Pot is a Mood of Many Hues". Studio Potter. 31 (1): 4–18. December 2002.
  4. ^ The Penland book of ceramics : master classes in ceramic techniques. Morgenthal, Deborah, Tourtillott, Suzanne J. E., Penland School of Crafts. (1st pbk. ed.). New York: Lark Books. 2008. pp. 130–142. ISBN 978-1-60059-275-1. OCLC 195713911.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  5. ^ a b "Cynthia Bringle". American Craft Council. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
  6. ^ "Bringle | The Marks Project". www.themarksproject.org. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
  7. ^ a b "Cynthia Bringle and Norm Schulman Named Living Treasures". Bakersville, NC. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
  8. ^ Wygand, Bill (August 11, 2017). "Friends to honor co-founder of The Orchard at Altapass". Morganton.com | The News Herald. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
  9. ^ "Cynthia Bringle". Tennessee Arts Commission. Retrieved 2020-07-15.
  10. ^ "Oral history interview with Cynthia Bringle, 1992 January 22". Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 29 November 2022.