William Daley | |
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Born | |
Died | January 16, 2022 | (aged 96)
Alma mater | Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Teachers College, Columbia University |
Employer | University of the Arts, Philadelphia |
Known for | ceramics 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]
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]