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1905 Baxter Springs, Kansas - 1971 Elizabeth, New Jersey. Known for: Large-scale ceramic sculpture, portraits, ornamental design, teaching.
The Ceramic Sculpture of Waylande Gregory. By Thomas Folk. Waylande Gregory was considered a major American sculptor during the 1930's, although he worked in ceramics, rather than in the more... Read full biography
The Ceramic Sculpture of Waylande Gregory. By Thomas Folk. Waylande Gregory was considered a major American sculptor during the 1930's, although he worked in ceramics, rather than in the more traditional bronze or marble. Exhibiting his ceramic works at such significant American venues for... Read full biography
The Ceramic Sculpture of Waylande Gregory. By Thomas Folk. Waylande Gregory was considered a major American sculptor during the 1930's, although he worked in ceramics, rather than in the more traditional bronze or marble. Exhibiting his ceramic works at such significant American venues for sculpture as the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City and at the venerable Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia, he also showed his ceramic sculptures at leading New York City... Read full biography
The Ceramic Sculpture of Waylande Gregory. By Thomas Folk. Waylande Gregory was considered a major American sculptor during the 1930's, although he worked in ceramics, rather than in the more traditional bronze or marble. Exhibiting his ceramic works at such significant American venues for sculpture as the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City and at the venerable Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia, he also showed his ceramic sculptures at leading New York City galleries. Gregory was the first modern ceramist to create large scale ceramic sculptures, some measuring more than 70 inches in height. Similar to the technique developed by the ancient Etruscans, he fired his monumental ceramic sculptures only once.... Read full biography
The Ceramic Sculpture of Waylande Gregory. By Thomas Folk. Waylande Gregory was considered a major American sculptor during the 1930's, although he worked in ceramics, rather than in the more traditional bronze or marble. Exhibiting his ceramic works at such significant American venues for sculpture as the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City and at the venerable Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia, he also showed his ceramic sculptures at leading New York City galleries. Gregory was the first modern ceramist to create large scale ceramic sculptures, some measuring more than 70 inches in height. Similar to the technique developed by the ancient Etruscans, he fired his monumental ceramic sculptures only once. Gregory was born in 1905 in Baxter Springs, Kansas and was something of a prodigy. Growing up on a ranch near a Cherokee reservation... Read full biography
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Keywords (45)
Art Method
- •Art Design
- •Craftsperson, Handicrafts
- •Decorative Art, Decoration Design, Ornamental Arts
- •Large Scale, Monumental Artwork
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
- •Art Pottery
- •Ceramics
- •Clay, Earthenware Vessels
- •Pastel Painting/Drawing
- •Terracotta, Terra Cotta
Art Style
- •Art Deco
Art Subject
- •Allegory, Metaphor, Parable
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Circus Figure, Animals, Genre, Clowns, Carnivals
- •Dancers-Figure, Genre, Ballerinas
- •Female Face and Figure
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Science, Physics, Technology and/or Medicine
- •Social Realism
- •Symbolism, Iconography, Ceremonial
- •Vessels, Vases
Art Association
- •American Artists Professional League
- •American Guild of Artists and Craftsmen
- •Boston Society of Arts and Crafts
- •National Sculpture Society
Art Teacher
- •Lorado Taft
Art School
- •Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, Teacher
- •Cooper Union Art School, Cooper School of Design, Teacher
- •Cranbrook Academy of Art, Teacher
- •Kansas City Art Institute, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
Added Description
- •Animal Specialty
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Ceramic Specialty
- •Cowan Pottery Ceramist
- •Post Office Mural Painter, WPA Treasury Relief Art Project
- •WPA Artist, Federal Art Project, Murals and Easel Paintings
Artist Colony
- •Ridgefield, New Jersey
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •New York World's Fair, 1939-1940
Exhibition of Art Association
- •National Sculpture Society-
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago
- •Metropolitan Museum of Art
- •Whitney Biennial Museum of American Art
Exhibition of Commercial Art Gallery and/or Salon
- •Grand Central Art Galleries-
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts