1. Martha Longenecker was an American artist, Professor of art, and founder of the Mingei International Museum in San Diego, California.
17 Facts About Martha Longenecker
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On May 18,1920, Longenecker was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
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At 9 month old, Martha Longenecker arrived in California by train.
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Martha Longenecker grew up in Monterey Park, California, and Pasadena, California.
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Martha Longenecker earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Art and a minor in English from the University of California, Los Angeles.
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Martha Longenecker earned an Art Education Credential and a Masters of Fine Arts degree from Claremont Graduate School.
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Martha Longenecker undertook postgraduate research in Japan, where she studied from Shoji Hamada and Tatsuzo Shimaoka.
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In 2007, Martha Longenecker received an Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts degree from San Diego State University.
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Martha Longenecker created her ceramic arts from her own ceramic studio in Claremont, California.
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From 1944 to 1964, Martha Longenecker exhibited her ceramic arts through Dalzell Hatfield Galleries.
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In 1955, Martha Longenecker developed a ceramic program at San Diego State University in San Diego, California.
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From 1955 to 1990, Martha Longenecker was Professor of Art at SDSU, where she taught ceramic and design history.
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In 1974, with the financial support from her husband, Martha Longenecker incorporated Mingei as a nonprofit organization.
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Martha Longenecker oversaw the development of the first Mingei museum, which opened in May 1978 at University Town Centre in San Diego.
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Martha Longenecker oversaw the architectural design and the development of the Mingei International Museum at a new facility located at Plaza Dr Panama in Balboa Park in San Diego, which opened in August 1996.
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In October 2005, Martha Longenecker retired as the museum director of Mingei International Museum.
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Martha Longenecker lived in La Jolla community of San Diego, California.