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