Lakofsky | The Marks Project

Charles Lakofsky, a midcentury modernist, was one of the early ceramists to work with high fire translucent porcelain. In addition he also used stoneware and earthenware clay bodies. His work is both thrown and hand-built, often he combined the two techniques in the same piece. Lakofsky is known for his original glaze formulas and strict firing regimens.

He studied with Arthur Baggs in a newly formed ceramics program at Ohio State.

1948

1985

Professor of Art, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio

Bassett, Mark. Charles Lakofsky: Ohio Modernist Master. Bowling Green, OH: Bowling Green State University Fine Arts Center Galleries, 2008.

Bonham, Roger. “Profile.” Ceramics Monthly (1965).

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Kappes, John. “Show at Beck Center Focuses on Many Styles of Ohio Potter Charles Lakofsky.” The Plain Dealer, October 27, 2008.

Lakofsky, Charles. Pottery. Dubuque, IA: William C. Brown Co., 1967.

Lynn, Martha Drexler. American Studio Ceramics: Innovation and Identity, 1940 to 1979. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2015.

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Charles Lakofsky | Also Known As: Chas Lakofsky

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American Museum of Ceramic Art (AMOCA)
Pomona, California

Forrest L. Merrill Collection, Dane Cloutier Archive

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Charles Lakofsky | Also Known As: Chas Lakofsky

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Other

American Museum of Ceramic Art (AMOCA)Pomona, California

Forrest L. Merrill Collection, Dane Cloutier Archive

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American Museum of Ceramic Art (AMOCA)
Pomona, California