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Don Reitz
Don Reitz
	Don Reitz in 2009
Born	Donald Lester Reitz; November 7, 1929; Sunbury, Pennsylvania
Died	March 19, 2014 (aged 84); Clarkdale, Arizona
Alma mater	Kutztown State Teachers College; Alfred University;
Employer	University of Wisconsin–Madison
Website	donreitz.com

Donald Lester Reitz (November 7, 1929 – March 19, 2014) was an American ceramic artist, recognized for inspiring a reemergence of salt glaze pottery in United States.^[1]^[2] He was a teacher of ceramic art at the University of Wisconsin–Madison from 1962 until 1988. During this period, he adapted the pottery firing technique developed in the Middle Ages, which involved pouring salt into the pottery kiln during the firing stage. The method was taught in European ceramic art schools, but largely unknown in United States studio pottery.

In 1982, Reitz was in a serious car accident involving a truck and was hospitalized for several months. While recovering from his injury, he began to create a series of ceramic pieces that came to be known by a collective name, Sara Period. In 2007, Reitz suffered a heart attack and would undergo close to a dozen surgeries, including a valve replacement. He continued producing works with the help of studio assistants.

Reitz died on March 19, 2014, at the age of 84 of heart failure and was eulogized by The New York Times and the American Craft Council. His works are featured in several museums including the Smithsonian Institution, American Museum of Ceramic Art, and Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

^ Fox (2014)
^ Hernandez (2009), p. 5

[Fox-1] Fox (2014)

[Hernandez5-2] Hernandez (2009), p. 5

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Don Reitz
Don Reitz in 2009
Born	Donald Lester Reitz (1929-11-07)November 7, 1929 Sunbury, Pennsylvania
Died	March 19, 2014(2014-03-19) (aged 84) Clarkdale, Arizona
Alma mater	Kutztown State Teachers College Alfred University
Employer	University of Wisconsin–Madison
Website	donreitz.com