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Ray Wakeland

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

Southern Highland Craft Guild, Asheville, North Carolina

Bibliography

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

 

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 September 3, 2025. http://www.themarksproject.org:443/print/marks/wakeland

Tags

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

 

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