Reminiscences of William Daley 1985

 

Name
Daley, William, 1925- (Interviewee)
Polsky, Richard M (Interviewer)
Title
Reminiscences of William Daley 1985
Abstract
Family background and childhood, New York State; Army Air Corps cadet program, 1943; shot down, life as a prisoner of war; Massachusetts College of Art; growing interest in pottery; Columbia University, MA 1951; teaching experiences; finding his own style; pots as expressive entities; teaching art; changes in arts and crafts since 1940s; recollections of important potters; role of the galleries.
Collection Name
American craftspeople project
Subjects
Potters; Pottery; Pottery--Themes, motives; Art museums; World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons; Daley, William, 1925-; Columbia University; Massachusetts College of Art
Format
oral histories; sound recordings
Genre
Interviews
Date
1985
Note (Biographical)
Ceramic artist.
Note
Interviewed by Richard M. Polsky on March 21, 1985.
Note (Provenance)
Williams Daley, Gift 1985
Language
English
Library Location
Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Browse Location’s Digital Content
Catalog Record
13634617
Also In
Time-Based Media
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-me2n-r964
Related URLs
Available digital content for this interview.