Jacqueline Clipsham is a sculptor, ceramic artist, disability-rights activist, educator and museum professional.[1]
Jacqueline Clipsham | |
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| Born | Jacqueline Ann Clipsham 1936 England |
| Education | Carleton College University of Perugia University of Grenoble Cleveland Institute of Art, Masters of Art Case Western Reserve University |
| Known for | Ceramics, sculpture |
| Style | Contemporary |
| Awards | Women's Caucus for Art Lifetime Achievement Award 1995 |
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]
Early life
editClipsham was born in England to an American mother and British father, both of whom were engineers. She was born with achondroplasia.[4]
Exhibitions
editClipsham's work has been widely exhibited, including the Center for Book Arts: The First Decade exhibition at the New York Public Library.[5] A retrospective solo exhibition of her work was held in 2001 at the Hunterdon Art Museum in Clinton, New Jersey.
Collections
editClipsham's work is included in major museum collections including the Carnegie Museum in Pittsburgh, PA; Museum of Modern Art, NYC, Cleveland Museum of Art, Newark Museum, and the Hunterdon Art Museum, among other public and private collections.[6][7]
Awards and honors
editIn 1966 Clipsham received a National Merit Award for ceramics from the Museum of Contemporary Crafts, New York. In 1982, she was awarded a New York State Council for the Arts grant. In 1987 she was named Distinguished Visiting Artist/Teacher at Carleton College, and also received a Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation fellowship. In 1995, Clipsham was awarded the Women's Caucus for Art Lifetime Achievement Award.[8]
Bibliography
editObstacles and Opportunities: Careers in the Visual Arts for People With Disabilities, by Jacqueline Ann Clipsham, National Forum on Careers in the Arts for People with Disabilities.[9]
References
edit- ^ Malarcher, Patricia (July 4, 1982). "Crafts". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Kennedy, Dan. "Little People, Chapter Six: A Different Kind of Disability". Retrieved 12 January 2017.
- ^ Barker, Teresa (26 July 1987). "Jacqueline Clipsham: I Had To Design My Studio, All My Equipment To Fit Me". The Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
- ^ Mattson, exhibition organizer, Francis O. "Center for Book Arts: The First Decade September 7, 1984 - November 29, 1984 an exhibition at The New York Public Library". Exhibition archive. The Center for Book Arts. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
- ^ "Clipsham, Jacqueline". Search the Collection. Carnegie Museum of Art. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
- ^ "Hunterdon County Cultural Directory: Visual Artists". Hunterdon County Cultural and Heritage Commission. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
- ^ "Honors: Lifetime Achievement Awards, 1995". nationalwca.org. National Women's Caucus for Art. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ^ Clipsham, Jacqueline Ann. "Obstacles and Opportunities: Careers in the Visual Arts for People With Disabilities". National Forum on Careers in the Arts for People with Disabilities. Kennedy Center. Retrieved 12 January 2017.