Richard Hirsch

Rick (Richard) Hirsch was a full professor in the School for American Crafts at the Rochester Institute of Technology for over 25 years. As a ceramic artist, he has achieved international recognition. His work is well represented in many museum collections, including the Taipei County Yingko Ceramics Museum, Taipei, Taiwan; The Renwick Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D.C.; the George R. Gardner Museum of Ceramic Art, Toronto, Canada; the Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, North Carolina; the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts; and the Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, New York. (http://ceramicsfieldguide.org/rick-hirsch/)

Hirsch is a permanent member of the International Ceramics Academy based in Geneva, Switzerland.