Collection on Glen Lukens

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: 5374

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection on Glen Lukens consists of correspondence, course syllabi, two typescripts, and a gallery pamphlet relating to ceramicist, glassmaker, and jewelry designer Glen Lukens (1887-1967). The collection includes three letters and a packet of notes concerning technical glaze formulae written by Lukens and addressed to Miss Bertes Greenleaf -- a former student. The letters are dated in 1934 and 1940. The collection also includes an essay by Lukens ("California Desert Glass"), a pamphlet profiling Glen Lukens and his work published by Dalzell Hatfield Galleries (Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles), and a poem by Ten Broeck Williams ("The Potter and the Clay"). Lastly, the collection contains two University of Southern California Department of Fine Arts syllabi by F. Carlton Ball, who was also a student of Lukens, an artist, and a professor at USC. The syllabi--both undated--are for Fine Arts 330: Ceramics and a beginning pottery course. Glen Lukens taught courses in ceramics, metalwork, and jewelry making at the University of Southern California during the 1930s.

Dates

Creation: 1930 - 1950

Creator

Lukens, Glen (1887-1967) (Person)
Ball, F. Carlton, 1911-1992 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

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Conditions Governing Use

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Department of Special Collections at specol@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.