Awards

Accademia Bedriacense, Calvatone, Italy 1984, Diploma di Maestro

Accademia Italia delle Arti e del Lavoro, Salsomaggiore Terme, Italy 1980, Member

American Ceramic Society, Westerville, Ohio 1962, Design Division Award, Outstanding Contribution to the Ceramic Arts 1982, Honorary Life Membership

American Institute of Architects, New York 1958, Gold Medal, Ceramic Architectural Sculpture

American Institute of Graphic Arts, New York 1950, Certificate of Excellence

American Watercolor Society, New York 1955, Grumbacher Purchase Prize 1962, 1964, Rudolf Lesch Purchase Prize 1963, Lena Newcastle Purchase Prize

Architectural League of New York 1955, Architectural Sculpture Award

Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio, Annual Exhibition 1948, First Award and Purchase (sculpture) 1950, First Award and Purchase (pottery) 1966, Purchase (Watercolor)

Cleveland Arts Prize, Visual Arts, 1973

International Institute of Arts and Letters, Lindau, Germany 1958, Fellow

Cleveland Museum of Art, May Show 1929, Third Prize (batik) 1931, First (pottery) 1932, Special Award, Outstanding Excellence (pottery); Third (sculpture) 1934, First (pottery); Honorable Mention (mural and decorative painting) 1936, First (pottery) 1937, Special Award (pottery); First (sculpture) 1938, Special Award (sculpture); First (pottery) 1939, First (sculpture) 1940, Second (sculpture) 1941, Third (sculpture) 1942, Second (sculpture) 1943, First (sculpture) 1946, Honorable Mention (watercolor) 1947, First (sculpture); First (pottery); Third (watercolor) 1948, Special Award (sculpture); Special Award (pottery); Honorable Mention (watercolor) 1949, First (sculpture); Third (watercolor) 1950, Special Award (sculpture); Special Award (watercolor); Third (pottery) 1951, First (pottery); Second (sculpture); Honorable Mention (watercolor) 1952, Special Award (pottery); First (sculpture); Third (watercolor, mural and decorative painting) 1953, Third (pottery); Honorable Mention (watercolor) 1954, Honorable Mention (pottery, sculpture, watercolor) 1955, Special Award (sculpture); First (pottery); Honorable Mention (watercolor) 1956, Third (pottery), Honorable Mention (watercolor); Honorable Mention (sculpture) 1957, Honorable Mention (watercolor) 1958, Honorable Mention (freehand drawing)

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia 1938, Award of Merit (sculpture); Annual Exhibition

Philadelphia Art Alliance 1940, Certificate of Honor, Finest Piece of Sculpture, Contemporary Handcraft Exhibition

State of Ohio 2000, Governor’s Award for the Arts

Syracuse Museum of Fine Arts, Ceramic National Exhibition 1938, First (sculpture) 1941, Honorable Mention (sculpture) 1947, Hall Award (ceramics) 1948, Vitro Award (ceramics) 1950, Drakenfield Award (ceramics) 1951, IBM Award (sculpture) 1951, First (architectural sculpture) 1951, Citation, Syracuse Museum and American Ceramic Society 1954, First, Syracuse Museum and American Ceramic Society; Third (architectural and ceramic sculpture)

United States Navy 1962, Companion of the Order

McKinley High School, Sebring 1993, Distinguished Alumni Award

New York State College of Ceramics, Alfred University; American Ceramic Society 1939, Charles Fergus Binns Medal, Outstanding Contribution to the Ceramics Field

Universitá dell’Arti, Salsomaggiore Terme, Italy 1982, Diploma di Merito

Women’s City Club, Cleveland, Ohio 1973, Fine Arts Award (visual arts)