Paint Brush Bouquet, 1989
Glazed and Enameled Ceramic, 8 1/2" x 7"
David Furman, a ceramic artist, was born in Seattle, Washington, in 1945. He received his B.A. from the University of Oregon in 1969 and his M.F.A. from the University of Washington in 1972. Furman is director of Studio Arts program at Pitzer College in Claremont, California, as well as a professor of art at Claremont Graduate School. His work has been exhibited nationally in numerous gallery and museum shows. He has been awarded two Fulbright Senior Artist Fellowships and a National Endowment for the Arts Interdisciplinary Fellowship. Furman creates trompe l'oeil ceramic sculptures of ordinary objects, such as bulletin boards and paintbrushes, which form part of an ongoing series.
*Excerpted from Tools as Art: The Hechinger Collection, published by Harry N. Abrams Inc.