Artist

Bob Stocksdale

born Warren, IN 1913-died Oakland, CA 2003
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Courtesy Bob Stocksdale.
Born
Warren, Indiana, United States
Died
Oakland, California, United States
Active in
  • Berkeley, California, United States
Biography

Bob Stocksdale grew up on a farm in Huntington, Indiana. His family had no electricity and Stocksdale used a lathe powered by an old washing machine engine to make simple baseball bats, table legs, and croquet sets. He moved to Berkeley in 1946 and produced more than two hundred turned bowls every year from his basement studio. Stocksdale was known for the variety and rarity of materials in his work. He enjoyed hunting for unusual types of wood at auctions and ship-repair yards, and often received unique samples from collectors of rare wood around the world.

Works by this artist (5 items)

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Byron Temple, #41 Jar with Loop, 1996, glazed wood fired stoneware, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Thomas Y.C. Chock, 1997.8A-B
#41 Jar with Loop
Artist
Date1996
glazed wood fired stoneware
On view
Byron Temple, Teapot, 1998, glazed stoneware and metal, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Eleanor T. and Samuel J. Rosenfeld, 1998.110.1A-B
Teapot
Artist
Date1998
glazed stoneware and metal
On view
Byron Temple, Untitled, 1992, clay, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Diane and Sandy Besser, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 2001.71.15A-B
Untitled
Artist
Date1992
clay
Not on view
Byron Temple, Untitled (Lidded Jar), 1987, clay, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Diane and Sandy Besser, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 2001.71.5A-B
Untitled (Lidded Jar)
Artist
Date1987
clay
Not on view