Modernist Design at Black Mountain College

Karen Karnes, Lidded vessel with bamboo handle, circa 1955, glazed stoneware and bamboo, 7 1/4 × 4 1/2 × 4 1/2 inches. Museum purchase, 2021.30.01.

Daniel Rhodes, Bowl, circa 1955, wax-resist glazed stoneware, 5 × 9 1/2 × 9 1/2 inches. Black Mountain College Collection, gift of Delvin Miller, 2021.22.01.

Robert Chapman Turner, Pitcher, circa 1955, glazed stoneware, 7 ⅜ × 9 ⅝ × 8 inches. Museum purchase with funds provided by 2007 Collectors’ Circle

Ruth Asawa, Basket, 1948–1949, copper wire, 4 1/2 × 7 1/2 × 7 3/4 inches. Black Mountain College Collection, Museum purchase with funds provided by

Alfred “Lawrence” Kocher, View of Fireplace with Chairs Designed by Lawrence Kocher, circa 1940–1946, gelatin silver print on paper, 7 5/8 × 9 3/4 inches.

Mary “Molly” Gregory, Lazy-J Chair, circa 1945, stained ash, leather, and brass, 26 ¾ × 17 ⅛ × 24 ½ inches. Black Mountain College Collection,