Charles Fergus Binns

Born in Worcester, UK, in 1857 and died in Alfred, New York, in 1929. He was a British-American ceramist, educator, and writer, considered a pivotal figure in the development of art pottery education in the United States. He trained at the Royal Worcester Porcelain Works in England, where his father was a director. He emigrated to the United States in 1897, and in 1900 he was appointed director of the New York State School of Clay-Working and Ceramics at Alfred University, a position he held until his retirement in 1929. He was a proponent of ceramics as an art form, emphasizing the importance of aesthetics and technique. His influence was key in shaping generations of ceramists and in establishing standards for ceramic education.

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