The Glen Lukens Award is an annual cash

scholarship A scholarship is a form of financial aid awarded to students for further education. Generally, scholarships are awarded based on a set of criteria such as academic merit, diversity and inclusion, athletic skill, and financial need. Scholarsh ...

given to the "Outstanding Studio Artist" at the

University of Southern California The University of Southern California (USC, SC, or Southern Cal) is a Private university, private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney, it is the oldest private research university in C ...

School of Fine Arts."Wins Award"
''Independent Press-Telegram''. Retrieved 2015-08-22. The award honors Missouri-born ceramist, jewelry designer, and glassmaker, Glen William Lukens, of the

in Los Angeles. He was influential in the

Studio pottery Studio pottery is pottery made by professional and amateur artists or artisans working alone or in small groups, making unique items or short runs. Typically, all stages of manufacture are carried out by the artists themselves.Emmanuel Cooper, ...

movement in the United States and taught ceramics, metalwork and jewelry making in the 1930s.

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