The Dictionary of American Ceramics, 1945 onward
Dictionary of American Ceramics, 1945 onward
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Robert Glover
1936Born
EDUCATION
1956AA Chaffey Junior College, Ontario, Canada
1957Chouinard Art Institute, Los Angeles, California
1960BFA and MFA, Otis Art Institute, Los Angeles, California
PRIMARY WORK EXPERIENCE
1962-2001Instructor/Professor, Otis Art Institute of Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, California
1979Teacher color and design, Otis/Parsons School of Design (now Otis Art Institute School of Art and Design)
BIOGRAPHY
Robert Glover is known for hand-built vessel forms. At times the forms are functional, most often they are sculptural based on the vessel form. In 2006 Glover began creating slab, coiled and pinch-constructed sculptural forms. Earthenware is the most often used clay. Surface treatments include carving, sprayed and splattered underglazes layered with brushed on designs of terra sigillata. The surfaces are burnished with smooth river stones.
Glover studied with Tony Ivins at Chaffey Junior College and with Peter Voulkos and Helen Watson at Otis.
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, New York
Oakland Museum of California, Oakland, California
Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery, Scripps College, Claremont, California
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Conrad, John W. Contemporary Ceramic Techniques. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1979.
Krantz, Les. American Artists: An Illustrated Survey of American Contemporary Artists. Les Krantz Publisher, 1985.
“News and Retrospect: Robert Glover.” Ceramics Monthly (June, July, August 1984).
Nigrosh, Leon. Sculpting Clay. Worcester, MA: Davis Publications, 1992.
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Citation: Clark, Donald. "The Marks Project." Last modified July 31, 2023. http://www.themarksproject.org/marks/glover
