It was in many ways a bold and radical move, in that ceramics were not yet recognized as a medium appropriate for fine art at that time. Since its founding, the UC Davis campus ceramics studio has been housed in a corrugated metal building known as TB-9, and it was here that Arneson held court for nearly three decades until his retirement in the summer of 1991.
It was a pioneering and innovative step, as ceramics were not yet acknowledged as a suitable medium for fine art at that time. Since its inception, the UC Davis campus ceramics studio has resided in a corrugated metal building known as TB-9, where Arneson dominated the scene for nearly three decades until his retirement in the summer of 1991.