2011 in Claremont, California. Awards 1992 Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts from Westminster College, New Wilmington, Pennsylvania. 2003 Honorary Doctorates of Fine Arts from Bluffton College, Ohio 2008 Awarded the Aileen Osborn Webb Gold Medal by the American Craft Council, New York City, New York. Bibliography Nothing to Hide Exposures, Disclosures and Reflections Clay Times Inc., (2008) Kiln Construction American Craftsmen's Council (1965) Makers, A History of American Studio Craft by Koplos, Janet & Metcalf, Bruce; University of North Carolina Press, July 2010, , 544 pages, 409 color and 50 b&w photos, notes, index Film and video Collections and exhibitions Soldner's work is included in the collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), and the Museum of Arts and Design in New York City. Work can also be found in the following galleries: American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, California. Paul Soldner's exhibition "Inferno" was featured for the opening of the museum in Sept. 11, 2004 National Gallery of Australia, Sydney, Australia National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto, Japan Oakland Museum of California, Oakland, California Scripps College, Claremont, California. Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American Art, Washington, D.C.. Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei, Taiwan See also Claude Champy, French ceramist who worked with Raku-ware References External links Oral history interview with Paul Soldner, 2003 April 27-28, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution 1921 births 2011 deaths People from Aspen, Colorado American potters American ceramists Otis College of Art and Design alumni Bluffton University alumni University of Colorado alumni Artists from Colorado People from St. Clair County, Illinois United States Army personnel of World War II