Donald Pilcher | Also Known As: Donald Pilcher

Donald Pilcher worked in stoneware and porcelain. His work was often salt-glazed. Pilcher was known to sand blast pieces post firing. The surfaces of his mainly functional pieces were typically decorated with ...
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    Donald Pilcher worked in stoneware and porcelain. His work was often salt-glazed. Pilcher was known to sand blast pieces post firing. The surfaces of his mainly functional pieces were typically decorated with incised imagery.

    Apprenticeships & Residencies
    Primary Work Experience
    1966

    Professor, School of Art and Design, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois

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    American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, California

    Arizona State University Museum, Tempe, Arizona

    Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, New York

    Greenville Museum, Greenville, South Carolina

    Illinois State Museum, Springfield, Illinois

    Kirkland Museum, Millikin University, Decatur, Illinois

    Krannert Art Museum, University of Illinois, Champaign, Illinois

    National Folk Museum, Tokyo, Japan

    Taipei Fine Art Museum, Taiwan, Republic of China

    University of Utah, Logan, Utah

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    American Museum of Ceramic Art

    AMOCA

    The American Ceramic Society

    ACerS

    Center for Craft

    CfC

    Champaign, Illinois

    Citation: Donald Pilcher, "The Marks Project."
    Last modified April 29, 2026. https://www.themarksproject.org/artists/donald-w-pilcher

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