Glen Lukens "Plate" Usa 1940s Partially Glazed Earthenware

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Lukens was the founder of the University of Southern California (USC) Architectural School’s Ceramics Department where he helped establish and … Read more Lukens was the founder of the University of Southern California (USC) Architectural School’s Ceramics Department where he helped establish and promote clay pottery as a universally acceptable art form. The current popularity of Studio Pottery and ceramics is widely accepted to have started with Lukens who is oft credited with being one of the first artists to raise the stature of Mid-Century Modern Studio Pottery within the art world.

Lukens is famed for his experiments with various glazes and glazing techniques. His influence and glazes can be clearly seen in the works of Otto and Gertrud Natzler, Beatrice Wood, James Lovera, etc... Today he is known primarily for his combining of bright, colorful glazes with the rough and raw surfaces of his vessels. This piece is a stunning example of his signature style. See less