Waylande Gregory c.1950's male figure sculpture Cranbrook Academy WPA artist

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Beautiful 1950's fired clay figure by American artist, Waylande Gregory (1905-1971). Measures 7.5 inches tall. No damage or restoration. Hole at bottom to allow base with post. Base pictures here not included as it does not fit the piece properly. Provenance: directly from the Estate of Waylande Gregory. Unsigned. Born Baxter Springs, June 13, 1905; d. Elizabeth, NJ, August 18, 1971. Sculptor. Designer. Craftsman. Studied at Pittsburg State Teachers College then, in 1922, enrolled in the Kansas City Art Institute. Within a few months Gregory accepted a position with the McCartney Ornamental Plastering Company. Though still very young, Gregory was soon assigned his first major project: the design and casting of architectural ornaments for Strong Hall, the administration building at the University of Kansas, Lawrence. Gregory next found his way to the Chicago Art Institute where he came under the influence of historian-sculptor Loredo Taft and began to work in marble, bronze, and ceramics. Ceramics became Gregory's primary medium. He apprenticed himself to the Midland Terra Cotta Company in Cicero, Illinois, then enrolled at the University of Kansas City to study chemistry, geology, and mineralogy. Before embarking on his career as a ceramic sculptor, however, in 1928 he went as artist-designer to the Cowan Art Pottery Studio in Rocky read more
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