Charles Lukman Glasgow
1935 - 1988
This memorial and grave bench marker in Provo City Cemetery is a cenotaph in Lukman's honor; he was not buried there. Please see his memorial posted with his actual burial place in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California, HERE.
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Lukman Glasgow; California Sculptor
Won Fame With Whimsical Creations
Lukman Glasgow, a California sculptor and art educator whose ceramic creations won him national renown, has died of cancer. Glasgow, 53, died last Friday [September 9, 1988] at his home in Sacramento.
He sculpted in a "fantasy realism" style rich in humor and surrealistic elements. His pottery works were also known for their lustrous glazes.
Born in Utah, Glasgow was director of the Downey Museum of Art from 1974 to 1985. He taught at Cal State Fullerton and helped develop Los Angeles County's Mural and Billboard Arts projects.
A recipient of a Visual Arts Fellowship from the National Endowment of the Arts in 1975, Glasgow exhibited his works at the Downey Museum and in galleries in Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Glasgow is survived by his wife, Istiharoh, three sons and two daughters, all of Sacramento and his mother, Frances Glasgow, of Provo, Utah.
— Los Angeles Times | Los Angeles, California | Saturday, 17 September 1988 | transcribed [edits] by Annie Duckett Hundley | 14 May 2023
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Lukman Glasgow was born on August 27, 1935, in Richfield, Utah; BS, Brigham Young University, 1961; MA, California State University, Los Angeles, 1976; director, Los Angeles County Cultural Arts Center, 1976-77; executive director, Contemporary Crafts Gallery, Portland, Oregon, 1978-79; in 1979 became director of Downey Museum of Art; known for his surreal ceramic sculptures working with clay and photography; he died in 1987 [1988].
— Source: Online Archive of California
1935 - 1988
This memorial and grave bench marker in Provo City Cemetery is a cenotaph in Lukman's honor; he was not buried there. Please see his memorial posted with his actual burial place in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California, HERE.
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Lukman Glasgow; California Sculptor
Won Fame With Whimsical Creations
Lukman Glasgow, a California sculptor and art educator whose ceramic creations won him national renown, has died of cancer. Glasgow, 53, died last Friday [September 9, 1988] at his home in Sacramento.
He sculpted in a "fantasy realism" style rich in humor and surrealistic elements. His pottery works were also known for their lustrous glazes.
Born in Utah, Glasgow was director of the Downey Museum of Art from 1974 to 1985. He taught at Cal State Fullerton and helped develop Los Angeles County's Mural and Billboard Arts projects.
A recipient of a Visual Arts Fellowship from the National Endowment of the Arts in 1975, Glasgow exhibited his works at the Downey Museum and in galleries in Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Glasgow is survived by his wife, Istiharoh, three sons and two daughters, all of Sacramento and his mother, Frances Glasgow, of Provo, Utah.
— Los Angeles Times | Los Angeles, California | Saturday, 17 September 1988 | transcribed [edits] by Annie Duckett Hundley | 14 May 2023
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Lukman Glasgow was born on August 27, 1935, in Richfield, Utah; BS, Brigham Young University, 1961; MA, California State University, Los Angeles, 1976; director, Los Angeles County Cultural Arts Center, 1976-77; executive director, Contemporary Crafts Gallery, Portland, Oregon, 1978-79; in 1979 became director of Downey Museum of Art; known for his surreal ceramic sculptures working with clay and photography; he died in 1987 [1988].
— Source: Online Archive of California
Charles Lukman Glasgow
1935 - 1988
This memorial and grave bench marker in Provo City Cemetery is a cenotaph in Lukman's honor; he was not buried there. Please see his memorial posted with his actual burial place in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California, HERE.
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Lukman Glasgow; California Sculptor
Won Fame With Whimsical Creations
Lukman Glasgow, a California sculptor and art educator whose ceramic creations won him national renown, has died of cancer. Glasgow, 53, died last Friday [September 9, 1988] at his home in Sacramento.
He sculpted in a "fantasy realism" style rich in humor and surrealistic elements. His pottery works were also known for their lustrous glazes.
Born in Utah, Glasgow was director of the Downey Museum of Art from 1974 to 1985. He taught at Cal State Fullerton and helped develop Los Angeles County's Mural and Billboard Arts projects.
A recipient of a Visual Arts Fellowship from the National Endowment of the Arts in 1975, Glasgow exhibited his works at the Downey Museum and in galleries in Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Glasgow is survived by his wife, Istiharoh, three sons and two daughters, all of Sacramento and his mother, Frances Glasgow, of Provo, Utah.
— Los Angeles Times | Los Angeles, California | Saturday, 17 September 1988 | transcribed [edits] by Annie Duckett Hundley | 14 May 2023
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Lukman Glasgow was born on August 27, 1935, in Richfield, Utah; BS, Brigham Young University, 1961; MA, California State University, Los Angeles, 1976; director, Los Angeles County Cultural Arts Center, 1976-77; executive director, Contemporary Crafts Gallery, Portland, Oregon, 1978-79; in 1979 became director of Downey Museum of Art; known for his surreal ceramic sculptures working with clay and photography; he died in 1987 [1988].
— Source: Online Archive of California
1935 - 1988
This memorial and grave bench marker in Provo City Cemetery is a cenotaph in Lukman's honor; he was not buried there. Please see his memorial posted with his actual burial place in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California, HERE.
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Lukman Glasgow; California Sculptor
Won Fame With Whimsical Creations
Lukman Glasgow, a California sculptor and art educator whose ceramic creations won him national renown, has died of cancer. Glasgow, 53, died last Friday [September 9, 1988] at his home in Sacramento.
He sculpted in a "fantasy realism" style rich in humor and surrealistic elements. His pottery works were also known for their lustrous glazes.
Born in Utah, Glasgow was director of the Downey Museum of Art from 1974 to 1985. He taught at Cal State Fullerton and helped develop Los Angeles County's Mural and Billboard Arts projects.
A recipient of a Visual Arts Fellowship from the National Endowment of the Arts in 1975, Glasgow exhibited his works at the Downey Museum and in galleries in Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Glasgow is survived by his wife, Istiharoh, three sons and two daughters, all of Sacramento and his mother, Frances Glasgow, of Provo, Utah.
— Los Angeles Times | Los Angeles, California | Saturday, 17 September 1988 | transcribed [edits] by Annie Duckett Hundley | 14 May 2023
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Lukman Glasgow was born on August 27, 1935, in Richfield, Utah; BS, Brigham Young University, 1961; MA, California State University, Los Angeles, 1976; director, Los Angeles County Cultural Arts Center, 1976-77; executive director, Contemporary Crafts Gallery, Portland, Oregon, 1978-79; in 1979 became director of Downey Museum of Art; known for his surreal ceramic sculptures working with clay and photography; he died in 1987 [1988].
— Source: Online Archive of California
Gravesite Details
The grave bench marker in Provo City Cemetery is a cenotaph in his honor. He was actually buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California.
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