Martha Longenecker

Martha Williams Longenecker (May 18, 1920 – October 29, 2013) was an American artist, and founder of the Mingei International Museum in San Diego.

Longenecker was born in Oklahoma City and studied at University of California Los Angeles and the Claremont Graduate School. She also undertook post-graduate research in Japan, studying under Shoji Hamada and Tatsuzo Shimaoka.

From 1955 to 1990, Longenecker was Professor of Art at San Diego State University.

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