The collection is arranged as 6 series: Series 1: Correspondence, circa 1978-1999 (Box 1; 3 folders) Series 2: Subject Files, 1961-1998 (Box 1; 0.6 linear feet) Series 3: Studio Working Files, circa 1951-1990s (Boxes 1-2; 8 folders) Series 4: Writings and Notes, 1954-circa 1993 (Box 2; 6 folders) Series 5: Printed Material, 1937-2007 (Boxes 2-4; 1.4 linear feet) Series 6: Photographic Material, 1968-1990s (Box 4; 4 folders)
Access Note / Rights:
Use of original papers requires an appointment.
Summary:
The papers of ceramicist David Shaner measure 2.8 linear feet and date from 1937-2007, with the bulk of the material from 1968-1998. Shaner's career as a ceramicist in Big Fork, Montana, is documented through scattered correspondence, subject files, studio working files, writings and notes by Shaner and others, exhibition catalogs and other printed material, and photographs.
Citation:
David Shaner papers, 1937-2007, bulk 1968-1998. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
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Related Materials:
Also found at the Archives of American Art is an oral history interview with David Shaner, conducted by Gerald Williams on June 17, 2001.
Biography Note:
David Shaner (1934-2002) was a ceramist in Bigfork, Montana.
Shaner was born in Pottstown, Pennsylvania in 1934. He attended Kutztown State Teachers College and in 1957 entered the Master of Fine Arts program at Alfred University. After earning his MFA, he taught ceramics at the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana. In 1962 he and his wife Ann permanently relocated to Montana. Shaner served as director of the Archie Bray Foundation in Helena, Montana from 1964-1970. He remained a prolific potter and respected teacher throughout his life. Shaner was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in 1995 and died in 2002.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
The David Shaner papers were donated in 2010 by Ann Shaner, David Shaner's widow.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
