Howard Smith (designer)

Howard Smith
Born(1928-04-17)April 17, 1928
Moorestown, New Jersey, U.S.
DiedFebruary 4, 2021(2021-02-04) (aged 92)
Fiskars, Uusimaa, Finland
EducationPennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
OccupationsCeramicist, designer, multidisciplinary visual artist, educator
Known forCeramics, textile design, sculpture, assemblage art, collage, quilts, paintings, silkscreen prints
SpouseErna Aaltonen
AwardsFinnish State Prize for Design (2001)
Websitehowardsmith.info

Howard Smith (April 17, 1928 – February 4, 2021) was an American-born Finnish designer, ceramicist, multidisciplinary visual artist, and educator. Additionally he had worked a textile designer, sculptor, assemblage artist, collagist, quilter, painter, and serigrapher. Smith was one of only a handful of Black post-war designers, and his textiles and ceramics were produced by Scandinavia’s top design firms.

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