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Minnie Negoro
Minnie Negoro and Daniel Rhodes at Heart Mountain Relocation Center in Wyoming, 1943
Born27 April 1919
DiedMay 1, 1998(1998-05-01) (aged 79)
Mason Island, Stonington, Connecticut
NationalityAmerican
Academic background
EducationUniversity of California (BA)
Alfred University (MFA)
Academic work
DisciplineCeramics
InstitutionsUniversity of Connecticut
Rhode Island School of Design
New York University
Chouinard Art Institute
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Minnie Negoro (27 April, 1919 - 1 May, 1998) was a prominent Japanese-American ceramic artist and professor. During her professional career from 1945 to 1989 Negoro worked at a number of institutions as a ceramics researcher and potter. After receiving her Masters in Fine Arts in 1954 she went on to instruct at several universities, most notably the University of Connecticut, where she taught for 24 years from 1965 to 1989.

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