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1922 Born
1993 Died
EDUCATION
1944 Diploma, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, Ohio
1946 BFA New York State College of Ceramics, Alfred University, Alfred, New York
1948 MA Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
PRIMARY WORK EXPERIENCE
1948-1985 Professor of Art, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio
BIOGRAPHY
Charles Lakofsky, a midcentury modernist, was one of the early ceramists to work with high fire translucent porcelain. In addition he also used stoneware and earthenware clay bodies. His work is both thrown and hand-built, often he combined the two techniques in the same piece. Lakofsky is known for his original glaze formulas and strict firing regimens.
He studied with Arthur Baggs in a newly formed ceramics program at Ohio State.
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Bassett, Mark. Charles Lakofsky: Ohio Modernist Master. Bowling Green, OH: Bowling Green State University Fine Arts Center Galleries, 2008.
Bonham, Roger. “Profile.” Ceramics Monthly (1965).
“Cleveland May Show.” Ceramics Monthly 6, no. 9 (November 1958).
Kappes, John. “Show at Beck Center Focuses on Many Styles of Ohio Potter Charles Lakofsky.” The Plain Dealer, October 27, 2008.
Lakofsky, Charles. Pottery. Dubuque, IA: William C. Brown Co., 1967.
Lynn, Martha Drexler. American Studio Ceramics: Innovation and Identity, 1940 to 1979. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2015.
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Citation: Jeff Kuratnick. "The Marks Project." Last modified July 27, 2023. http://www.themarksproject.org/marks/lakofsky