Discover the marks and works 
of 20th & 21st century American ceramic artists.

Identify Marks

You’ve found a ceramic treasure. Identify it’s maker with our unique comprehensive search by mark, chop or signature.

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Find Artists from A to Z

Find the work and background of a specific artist via sortable alphabetical listing, or just browse around the artist community.

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Curious about TMP?

The Marks Project (TMP) encourages you to be curious, to discover ceramic artists, and to identify marks. TMP brings ceramic artists and sculptors working in the USA from 1945 onward to you.

Each ceramic artist has a unique Artist Page that is continuously updated as new information and/or artwork and mark images become available, documenting each ceramic artist’s career and influence.

You can browse collections from renowned institutions and private collectors. At TMP we work to promote collaborations and foster unity within the ceramics community.

Artist: Jame Aarons, Photo: TMP

Growing, growing, growing

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The Marks Project is probably the most important ceramics project for contemporary American ceramics in progress today.

– Meredith Chilton
Curator Emerita,
Gardiner Museum, Toronto, Canada

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– Ruben Mislang
Dude,
Santa Barbara, CA
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Artist: Betty Woodman. Photo: TMP
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See how The Marks Project continues to celebrate and preserve American studio pottery. Read about our latest collaborations, artist highlights, and stories from the field that connect makers, collectors, and clay enthusiasts alike.

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