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Ray Wakeland

Biography to Display: 

1897 Born Illinois

1963 Died Tennessee

EDUCATION

—Lewis Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois

—School of the Art Institute of Chicago , Chicago, Illinois

PRIMARY WORK EXPERIENCE

—Teacher, English, Industrial Arts, Pottery, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago, Illinois

1954-1963 Professional Potter, Monteagle, Tennessee

 

Ray Wakeland is known for functional pottery with earth toned glazes.

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

Public Collections to Display: 

Southern Highland Craft Guild, Asheville, North Carolina

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Bibliography to Display: 

Cooper, Karol, “La Voix des Femmes: The Saga of Violette Wakeland,” Grundy County Tennessee History, http://grundycountyhistory.org/03_Ind/Walkland,%20Violette.pdf .

 

 

 

 

Center for CraftSouthern Highland Craft Guild

 

 

Center for CraftCenter For Craft

 

Typical Marks
ca 1955-1963
Ashtray
Date: ca 1955-1963
Materials: Earthenware
Method: Slab-Built, Hand-Built
Surface Technique: Glaze
Southern Highland Craft Guild
Photo: Southern Highland Craft Guild
Southern Highland Craft Guild
Photo: Southern Highland Craft Guild

Citation: Jeffrey Kuratnick. "The Marks Project." Last modified March 15, 2023. http://www.themarksproject.org/marks/wakeland

TAGS

Southern Highland Craft Guild, Lewis Institute of Chicago, Chicago Art Institute, Center for Craft