William Daley
Born(1925-03-07)March 7, 1925
Hastings-on-Hudson, New York
DiedJanuary 16, 2022(2022-01-16) (aged 96)
Elkins Park, Pennsylvania
Alma materMassachusetts College of Art and Design, Teachers College, Columbia University
EmployerUniversity of the Arts, Philadelphia
Known forceramics art, professor

William Patrick Daley (March 7, 1925 – January 16, 2022) was an American ceramist and professor, known for large scale, contemporary, unglazed stoneware.[1]

Biography

Daley was born on March 7, 1925, in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York.[2][3] He attended Massachusetts College of Art and Design and graduated with a bachelor's degree in 1950, and Teachers College, Columbia University and graduated with a degree in 1952.[4] He initially taught at state schools in Iowa and New York.[4] Daley taught ceramics from 1957 until 1990 at University of the Arts, Philadelphia.[3][5]

He received a gold medal in 2003 from the American Craft Council.[3]

Daley’s work is in various public collections including at the Metropolitan Museum of Art,[6] Museum of Art and Design,[4] Museum of Fine Arts, Houston,[4] Philadelphia Museum of Art,[7] among others.

He died in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, on January 16, 2022, at the age of 96.[2][8]

See also

References

  1. ^ McQuaid, Cate (September 2, 2014). "The many sides of ceramicist William Daley". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
  2. ^ a b "About". William Daley. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "William Daley". American Craft Council. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
  4. ^ a b c d "William Daley". Craft in America. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
  5. ^ "William Daley". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
  6. ^ "Daley". The Marks Project. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
  7. ^ Admin (2016-11-30). "William Daley". The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
  8. ^ "Remembering William Daley: 1925–2022". University of the Arts. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
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