The Dictionary of American Studio Ceramics, 1946 Onward
The Dictionary of American Studio Ceramics, 1946 Onward
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1935 Born
EDUCATION
BA European History, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
School for American Craftsmen, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York
1966 MFA Ceramics and Glass Blowing, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
APPRENTICESHIPS & RESIDENCIES
Apprenticeship - Abraham Cohn. Potters Wheel Gallery, Fish Kill, Wisconsin
PRIMARY WORK EXPERIENCE
1980-2010 Director, Ceramics Program, Marlboro College, Marlborough, Vermont
BIOGRAPHY
Michael Boylen is known for stoneware plates and tiles as well as being an accomplished glass blower.
After his Bachelor of Arts Degree, Boylen studied ceramics with Frans Wildenhain and Hobart Cowles at the School for American Craftsmen. During his Master of Fine Arts studies at the University of Wisconsin, Boyden studied ceramics with Don Reitz and glass blowing with Harvey Littleton. He was mentored by Dominick Lubino, a studio glass artist.
Boylen played a significant role in the evolution of the Studio Art Glass Movement. Boylen was president of the Vermont Arts Council from 1974 to 1976.
Public Collections
American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, California
Bennington Museum, Bennington, Vermont
Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, New York
Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, Delaware
Victoria and Albert Museum, London UK
Bibliography
Bernstein, William, Andre G. Billeci, Michael E. Boylen, William H. Boysen, Vernon Brejcha, and Dale Brownscombe. 1976. New American Glass, Focus West Virginia: exhibition catalogue, June 20 through October 10, 1976, Huntington Galleries, Huntington, West Virginia. Huntington, W. Va: Huntington Galleries.
Boylen, Michael. “The Ceramics of Asger Jorn.” The Studio Potter 22, no. 2 (Dec. 1993).
Boylen, Michael. “Sculptures and Drawings,” Glass, Spring 1998.
Grover, Ray. Contemporary Art Glass. United States: Crown Publishers, 1975.
White House Conference on the Arts: Joint Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Select Education of the Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives, and the Subcommittee on Education, Arts, and Humanities of the Committee on Human Resources, United States Senate, Ninety-fifth Congress, First and Second Sessions, on H.J. Res. 600. United States: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1978.
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Citation: McGee, Donna. "The Marks Project." Last modified March 23, 2022. http://www.themarksproject.org/marks/boylen