Creator Record
Metadata
Name |
William (Bill) Capshaw |
Other names |
William Capshaw Bill Capshaw |
Dates & places of birth and death |
b. 1949 |
Nationality |
American |
Occupation |
American artist and art educator. |
Notes |
https://tnartscommission.org/artistroster/bill-capshaw/ |
Places of residence |
Oak Ridge, Tennessee |
Role |
Artist |
Titles & Honors |
Instructor of Painting, Drawing, and Pottery, Oak Ridge Art Center, 1977 Pottery Studio Chairperson, Oak Ridge Art Center President of the Board of Directors, Oak Ridge Art Center Volunteer, Tennessee Arts Commission, 1987-2001 Named "Artist of the Year" in 1998 by the Arts Council of Greater Knoxville Created the Tennessee Governor's Arts Award in 2017 |
Education |
B.F.A., Ceramics, East Tennessee State University M.F.A., Printing Processes, East Tennessee State University |
Related Records
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2021.005.046 - Pottery
This rotund raku vase is muted blue and browns. The colors appear to interrupt each other with streaks or fluid lines. The pot form is symmetrical, wider on shoulders than the foot. The top has a round opening and small lip. Incised on the bottom of the vessel is the following: "Marven / Capshaw / 1995."
Record Type: Object
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2024.009.001 - Vessel
"Cro-Magnon Buffalo Soldier" is a raku vessel created by Bill Capshaw. The vessel is spherical in shape, like a stout vase. The vessel features four faces with protruding features along the exterior. Each face includes defined eyebrows, noses, and lips. There are mountainous, organic motifs that encircle the exterior of the vessel along the rounded top (below the lip) and bottom (above the base). These vague mountain-like shapes vary in color...
Record Type: Object
