Jacqueline Clipsham

Jacqueline Clipsham
Born
Jacqueline Ann Clipsham

1936
England
EducationCarleton College
University of Perugia
University of Grenoble
Cleveland Institute of Art, Masters of Art
Case Western Reserve University
Known forCeramics, sculpture
StyleContemporary
AwardsWomen's Caucus for Art Lifetime Achievement Award 1995

Jacqueline Clipsham is a sculptor, ceramic artist, disability-rights activist, educator and museum professional.[1]

She was educated at Carleton College, University of Perugia, Italy, University of Grenoble France, Cleveland Institute of Art and Case Western Reserve University. She was a member of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) in the 1960s. At the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York city, she worked for the Disabled Museum Visitors services, acted as a consultant for the National Endowment for the Arts. She taught ceramic arts in Sumter, South Carolina, and later at the Brooklyn Museum Art School in New York. Her work is included in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, New York, and the Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh.[2][3]

  1. ^ Malarcher, Patricia (July 4, 1982). "Crafts". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  2. ^ Adelson, Betty M. (2005). The Lives of Dwarfs: Their Journey from Public Curiosity Toward Social Liberation. Rutgers University Press. pp. 191–192. ISBN 9780813535487. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  3. ^ Kennedy, Dan. "Little People, Chapter Six: A Different Kind of Disability". Retrieved 12 January 2017.