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Jake Jacobson (b. 1949) Jake Jacobson was born on July 25, 1949 in Iola, Kansas. He received his BA in Art, MA in Sculpture, and MFA in Ceramics all from Fort Hayes University. He taught in Hutchison, Kansas in both the Senior High School and the Community College, then became instructor of ceramics and life drawing at Kearney State College in 1982-83. After Kearney State, Jacobson moved to Fremont where he held the position of Assistant Professor of Art at Midland College until 1987, when he returned to Kearney State as Associate Professor of Art, where he is currently employed. Jacobson's area of specialization is that of ceramic sculpture. He creates ceramic teapots that have the appearnce and texture of metal with no apparent function. Jacobson stated concerning his teapots,"I can metaphorically equate the teapot with the human figure."
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