William Daley (ceramist)

William Patrick Daley (March 7, 1925 – January 16, 2022) was an American ceramist and professor, known for large scale, contemporary, unglazed stoneware.[1]

William Daley
Born(1925-03-07)March 7, 1925
DiedJanuary 16, 2022(2022-01-16) (aged 96)
Alma materMassachusetts College of Art and Design, Teachers College, Columbia University
EmployerUniversity of the Arts, Philadelphia
Known forceramics art, professor

Biography

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Daley was born on March 7, 1925, in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York.[2][3] He attended Massachusetts College of Art and Design and graduated with a bachelor's degree in 1950, and Teachers College, Columbia University and graduated with a degree in 1952.[4] He initially taught at state schools in Iowa and New York.[4] Daley taught ceramics from 1957 until 1990 at University of the Arts, Philadelphia.[3][5]

He received a gold medal in 2003 from the American Craft Council.[3]

Daley’s work is in various public collections including at the Metropolitan Museum of Art,[6] Museum of Art and Design,[4] Museum of Fine Arts, Houston,[4] Philadelphia Museum of Art,[7] among others.

He died in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, on January 16, 2022, at the age of 96.[2][8]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ McQuaid, Cate (September 2, 2014). "The many sides of ceramicist William Daley". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
  2. ^ a b "About". William Daley. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "William Daley". American Craft Council. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
  4. ^ a b c d "William Daley". Craft in America. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
  5. ^ "William Daley". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
  6. ^ "Daley". The Marks Project. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
  7. ^ Admin (2016-11-30). "William Daley". The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
  8. ^ "Remembering William Daley: 1925–2022". University of the Arts. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.