Waylande Gregory papers
name: label: Creator
content: Gregory, Waylande, 1905-1971
label: Names
content: Cleveland Museum of Art
topic: label: Occupation
content: Ceramicists -- New Jersey
label: Occupation
content: Sculptors -- New Jersey
label: Topic
content: American studio craft movement
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The collection was donated by Bianca Brown, president of the Yolande and Waylande Gregory Foundation, in 1983 and 1984.
creator: label: Creator
content: Gregory, Waylande, 1905-1971
setName: label: See more items in
content: Waylande Gregory papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of ceramicist and sculptor Waylande Gregory measure 0.6 linear feet and date from 1931 to 1984. The collection consists of advertisements, clippings, exhibition catalogs, and other printed materials featuring Gregory, his writings, and his ceramic work. Other materials include a photocopy of a letter from the Cleveland Museum of Art to Gregory, as well as photographs and slides of Gregory's works of art.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Waylande DeSantis Gregory (1905-1971) was a ceramicist and sculptor in Bound Brook, New Jersey, known for his innovative techniques in creating Art Deco ceramics. Gregory was also a prominent figure in the studio glass movement 

Born in Baxter Springs, Kansas, Gregory began receiving commissions from the University of Kansas and other major organizations in Kansas City while he was attending the Kansas City Art Institute. He later studied under Lorado Taft, working as Taft's assistant at the Art Institute of Chicago and Midway Studios.

In 1928 Gregory moved to Cleveland to be the lead sculptor at Cowan Pottery, and by 1932 he was an artist in residence at the Cranbrook Academy of Art. He eventually moved to New Jersey with his wife, Yolande von Wagner, where he established a workshop and created some of his most significant works including Light Dispelling Darkness located in Menlo Park, New Jersey.

Gregory died in 1971 in Elizabeth, New Jersey.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.6 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1931-1984
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.gregwayl
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged as one series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Sarah Mundy in 2022.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of ceramicist and sculptor Waylande Gregory measure 0.6 linear feet and date from 1931 to 1984. The collection consists of advertisements, clippings, exhibition catalogs, and other printed materials featuring Gregory, his writings, and his ceramic work, many of which are photocopies. Other materials include a photocopy of a letter from the Cleveland Museum of Art to Gregory, as well as photographs and slides of Gregory's works of art.