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John Glick

1938 – 2017

American ceramicist

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About John Glick

Lived 1938 – 2017 (aged 78). John Glick was an American potter, artist and ceramicist.

Selected group exhibitions

Glick's work has been included in the following group exhibitions:

2017: Major Mud 3, The Morean Arts Center, St. Petersburg, Florida 2015: Standing on Ceremony: Functional Ware from RAM's Collection, Racine Art Museum, Racine, Wisconsin 2014: Magic Mud: Masterworks in Clay from RAM's Collection, Racine Art Museum, Racine, Wisconsin 2014: White Gold: The Appeal of Lustre, Racine Art Museum, Racine, Wisconsin 2013: Plates & Platters: Salon Style, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2011: Big Creek Pottery: A Social History of a Visual Idea 1967-1983, Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History, Santa Cruz, California 2007: Cityscape/Landscape, A Group Exhibition, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2006: 20th Anniversary of Watershed Center for Ceramic Arts: Invitational Exhibition, The Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston, Massachusetts 2005: National Teapot Show VI, Cedar Creek Gallery, Creedmoor, North Carolina 2004: When Form Meets Function, Ella Sharp Museum, Jackson, Michigan 2002: Great Pots: Contemporary Ceramics from Function to Fantasy, Newark Museum of Art, Newark, New Jersey 2000: Color and Fire: Defining Moments in Studio Ceramics, 1950-2000, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California (and tour) 1999: Pacific Tides: The Influence of the Pacific Rim on Contemporary American Ceramics, Lancaster Art Museum, Lancaster, Pennsylvania 1995: In Praise of Craft, Renwick Gallery, within Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C. 1989: Surface and Form, National Museum of Ceramic Art, Baltimore, Maryland

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Important facts

Birth century
Occupation
Potter, artist, ceramicist
Nationality
Education
Cranbrook Academy of Art, Wayne State University, Wayne State University College of Fine, Performing, And Communication Arts
Awards
Fellow of the American Craft Council; The Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation
Also known as
John P. Glick, John Parker Glick

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped John Glick's

Frequently asked questions

Who was John Glick?

American ceramicist (1938–2017)

When was John Glick born?

John Glick was born on 1 July 1938 in Detroit.

When did John Glick die?

John Glick died on 7 April 2017 in Walnut Creek.

What was John Glick's occupation?

John Glick was a potter, artist and ceramicist.

What nationality was John Glick?

John Glick was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: John Glick

· Wikidata: Q29914346

· DBpedia: John Glick

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