Mission
Mission: To create and maintain a searchable online database of signatures, marks, work images and biographical information for American mid-20th- and 21st-century studio potters, ceramic artists and artists using the medium of clay working from 1945 onward.Vision: To provide a primary research platform to assist scholars, museum specialists, collectors and creators in the identification and understanding of American studio potters, ceramic artists and artists working in the medium of clay.THE MARKS PROJECT (TMP) IS AN EDUCATIONAL NOT-FOR-PROFIT THAT DOCUMENTS THE WORK, MARKS, AND HISTORIES POST-WAR (1945 ONWARD) OF AMERICAN POTTERS, SCULPTORS AND CONCEPTUAL ARTISTS WHO USE THE MEDIUM OF CLAY (THE MAKERS). ALL IS MADE SEARCHABLE AND FREELY AVAILABLE TO RESEARCHERS, MUSEUM SPECIALISTS AND THE PUBLIC WORLDWIDE VIA WWW.THEMARKSPROJECT.ORG. IN ITS 8TH FULL YEAR ONLINE, THE MARKS PROJECT WEBSITE DOCUMENTS EACH ARTIST BY A UNIQUE WEB-PAGE THAT IS INDEXED THROUGH THE WEBSITE. ARTIST PAGES MAY