Artist

Michael Banner

born Kalamazoo, MI 1939
Media - portrait_image_114824.jpg - 89899
Photo by Pat Arnow.
Also known as
  • Michael J. Banner
Born
Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States
Active in
  • Monterey, Massachusetts, United States
Biography

Michael Banner and his wife, Maureen, design and create individually, but are best known for collaborating on coffee and tea services. The Banners begin a piece by brainstorming ideas: Michael waves his arms to describe how he thinks the object will look, and Maureen draws the sketches. The two then create prototypes out of sheet metal, making certain that the pieces are properly balanced. The entire process from idea to finished object can take several weeks.

Works by this artist (2 items)

Mariano Fortuny y Carbó, Arabe Assis, etching, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Museum of American History, Division of Graphic Arts, Smithsonian Institution, 1971.195
Arabe Assis
Artist
etching
Not on view
Henry Wolf, Mariano Fortuny y Carbó, Portrait of a Spanish Lady, 1904, wood engraving on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 1973.130.205
Portrait of a Spanish Lady
Artist
Date1904
wood engraving on paper
Not on view