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John Parker Glick (1 July 1938 – 6 April 2017) was an American ceramicist. Though open to artistic experimentation, Glick was most influenced by the styles and aesthetics of Asian pottery—an inspiration that shows in his use of decorative patterns and glaze choices.
2 Tray, 9 in. (23 cm) in length, handbuilt stoneware, glaze painting, fired to cone 10 reduction, 2013. To select from the 1000 pieces for the upcoming exhibition, “John Glick: A Legacy in Clay,” he worked with Jo Lauria, former curator of decorative arts at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and now an independent curator.
An exhibition and catalogue of the ceramic work of John Glick, a prominent American studio potter and Cranbrook Academy of Art alumnus. See his functional vessels, tableware, and sculptures from over five decades of his career.
John Glick (1938 - 2017), earned his MFA from Cranbrook Academy of Art in 1962, then operated Plum Tree Pottery in Farmington Hills, Michigan, from 1964 through 2016. There he mentored numerous young artists through his assistantship program. Among his accolades are two Louis Comfort Tiffany awards, and two National Endowment for the Arts ...
John Glick was a painter and sculptor born in Detroit, Michigan, and died in Walnut Creek, California. He was known for his abstract and geometric works influenced by modernism and minimalism.
John Glick (1938-2017) is known for his stoneware vessels with painterly surfaces and innovative studio practices. He founded Plum Tree Pottery in 1964 and taught at Cranbrook Academy of Art and other institutions.
John considered the knowledge, attitudes, and wisdom passed to him by his teachers to be tools. And, in fact, his pots are tools. Tools for eating, drinking, contemplating; for looking, for learning, for enjoying life.” Glick’s work was nationally and internationally exhibited.
