Edith Franklin
Edith Franklin is best known for functional and sculptural stoneware.
In addition to her ceramics work, Franklin studied glass blowing with Harvery Littleton.
Franklin worked in Toledo, Ohio. She began teaching pottery workshops at ...
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About
- Biography
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Edith Franklin is best known for functional and sculptural stoneware.
In addition to her ceramics work, Franklin studied glass blowing with Harvery Littleton.
Franklin worked in Toledo, Ohio. She began teaching pottery workshops at local colleges and schools in the 1960’s. Known in the community as, “La Grande Dame of the Arts,” Franklin was a co-founder of the Toledo Potter’s Guild, a trustee of the Toledo Area Glass Guild, and The Paper Makers Guild. Franklin’s legacy of service is continued by her Youth Arts Fund which supports local potters in the Toledo area.
- Apprenticeships & Residencies
- Primary Work Experience
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1987-1997
Teacher, Adult ceramic classes, 577 Foundation, Perrysburg, Ohio.
1987-1997Director, 577 Foundation, Perrysburg, Ohio
Other
- Public Collections
- Bibliography
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Crème, Carli. “Functional Ceramics Workshop.” Ceramics Monthly 28, no. 7 (Sept. 1980).
https://www.utoledo.edu/library/canaday/HTML_findingaids/MSS-254.html
Taylor, Haley. “La Grande Dame of the Arts (Part 1). Rough Draft Diaries with Haley Taylor, WGTE Public Media, 2015. https://beta.prx.org/stories/181538
___________. “La Grande Dame of the Arts (Part 2). Rough Draft Diaries with Haley Taylor, WGTE Public Media, 2015. https://beta.prx.org/stories/182170
- CV or Resume
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Beul, Jasmine
- Website(s)
Citation: Beul, Jasmine Edith Franklin, "The Marks Project."
Last modified April 29, 2026. https://www.themarksproject.org/artists/edith-franklin
Objects
Collections
American Museum of Ceramic Art (AMOCA)
Pomona, California
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American Museum of Ceramic Art (AMOCA)
Pomona, California
