# Judith Inglese

Judith Inglese is an American artist known for her large public ceramic murals and her illustrations in the children's books of Dedie King. She is the daughter of Frank Caplan and Theresa Caplan, the founders of Creative Playthings.

## Life and education

Juditih Inglese received her Bachelor of Arts from Sarah Lawrence College and studied ceramics and sculpture at the Accademia de Belle Arti, Rome and School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. She lives in Leverett, Massachusetts.

## Ceramic murals

Inglese creates ceramic tile murals that are in bas-relief. Inglese hand-cuts and glazes the ceramic tiles, fitting together the tiles like a puzzle upon placing the mural in its final location. She has created major public art works for the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., as well as at hospitals, recreational facilities, libraries, and other public venues throughout the country.
Public artworks by Inglese include:
* 1983: Play is Children's Work, Fletcher-Maynard Academy, Cambridge, Massachusetts
* 1983: Untitled ceramic frieze, Rockville Municipal Swim Center, Rockville, Maryland
* 1992 Ceramic frieze spanning three corridors, Memorial Elementary School, East Hampton, Connecticut
* 1984: I'd Hammer Out Love Graham & Parks School, Cambridge, Massachusetts
* 1996: A Community Honored, four ceramic murals at the Tyler/Vernon (DART station) of Dallas Area Rapid Transit, Dallas Texas
* 1999: Every Person Has a Song to Sing, Rockville Senior Center, Rockville, Maryland
* 2004: Two ceramic murals at the entrance to the Martin County Health Department, Stuart, Florida
* 2007: Ceramic frieze, Headquarters of Redlands Christian Migrant Association, Immokalee, Florida
* 2009: The Current of Life is Ever Onward, 3 ceramic murals, Rockville Town Square, Rockville, Maryland
* 2010: Landscape, ceramic frieze, Brevard County Children's Services, Viera, Florida

## Book illustrations

Inglese has worked with children's author Dedie King to create a series of books that depict cultural elements of a specific country as seen through the eyes of a child narrator, called I See the Sun. The books are published in English and in the language of the country the child lives in, including Mandarin Chinese. The books began being published in 2010 by Satya House Publications. In 2010, I See the Sun in China won an award from Creative Child magazine as well as the Teachers Choice Award for the Family.
Books illustrated by Inglese include:
* King, Dedie, I See the Sun in Afghanistan. Hardwick: Satya House Publications (2011). ISBN 0-9818720-8-5
* King, Dedie, I See the Sun in China. Hardwick: Satya House Publications (2010). ISBN 0-9818720-5-0
* King, Dedie. I See the Sun in Nepal. Hardwick: Satya House Publications (2010). ISBN 0-9818720-9-3
* King, Dedie. I See the Sun in Russia. Hardwick: Satya House Publications (2012). ISBN 1-935874-08-X

## References and further reading

* ↑ "Frank Caplan, 77, Toy Developer". The New York Times. 30 September 1988. Archived from the original on 16 December 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
* 1 2 Inglese, Judith. "Biography". JudithInglese.com. Archived from the original on 16 March 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
* 1 2 3 "Fletcher-Maynard Academy - Artist: Judith Inglese - Title: Play is Children's Work". Cambridge Public Art. Cambridge Arts Council. 2002. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
* ↑ Inglese, Judith. "Judith Inglese - Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). JudithInglese.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 January 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
* 1 2 Steve Pfarrer (2011). "'I See the Sun' children's books celebrate cultures from around the globe". Daily Hampshire Gazette. Retrieved 20 Aug 2011.
* 1 2 "Fletcher-Maynard Academy - Artist: Judith Inglese - Title: Play is Children's Work". Cambridge Public Art. Cambridge Arts Council. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
* 1 2 van Balgooy, Max (24 October 2009). "Town Square adds Tile Mural on Washington Street". Max for Rockville. Archived from the original on 28 March 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
* ↑ "Untitled". City of Rockville Art in Public Places. City of Rockville. Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
* ↑ "Graham & Parks School - Artist: Judith Inglese - Title: I'd Hammer Out Love". Cambridge Public Art. Cambridge Arts Council. 2002. Archived from the original on 9 June 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
* ↑ "Tyler/Vernon Station Art". DART Gallery. Dallas Area Rapid Transit. Archived from the original on 20 May 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2006.
* ↑ "Every Person Has a Song to Sing". City of Rockville Art in Public Places. City of Rockville. Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
* ↑ "Children's House: Child care with style" (PDF). Redlands Christian Migrant Association. Spring 2010. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
* ↑ Bailey, Michael (Summer 2010). "Touched by art" (PDF). ComMunicationS. Children's Medical Services, Central Florida Region, Florida Department of Health. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
* ↑ "I See the Sun Books for Children". iseethesunbooks.com. Archived from the original on 31 March 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
* ↑ "I See the Sun in China by Dedie King, translation by Yan Zhang, illustrated by Judith Inglese". The Book Dragon. Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center. 5 November 2010. Archived from the original on 10 August 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
* ↑ "I See the Sun in Afghanistan by Dedie King, illustrated by Judith Inglese, translation by Mohd Vahidi". The Book Dragon. Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center. 7 July 2011. Archived from the original on 10 August 2013.
* Inglese, Judith. "Report: the Hands and Hearts Family Tile Making project." Arts in Psychotherapy 27:4 (2000): 273-276.