Ceramicist Kenneth Baskin Profile (2024)
Art Rocks!
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Art
Place Covered: Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2024-03-15
Duration: 00:10:56
Subjects: Arts | ARTISTS | Ceramics
Contributors:
- Fox-Smith, James Host
- Kendrick, Dorothy Producer
- Baskin, Kenneth Interviewee
Description
This segment from the March 15, 2024, episode of the series “Art Rocks!” features Dorothy Kendrick’s profile of Kenneth Baskin, a ceramicist and professor of art at McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana. He discusses: taking inspiration from his hometown of Detroit; learning to love machinery during his time as a maintenance worker; the stories behind some of his pieces; his work with chain links and gears; and his use of clay and glazes that look like metal. Host: James Fox-Smith