Doyle Lane Show Set for Fall 2026
Doyle Lane Weed Pots ( 1950s–1970s) in a 2020 show at David Kordansky Gallery. Photo: David Kordansky Gallery The Huntington is an organizing an exhibition of ceramic artist Doyle Lane (1923–2002). Underappreciated in his time, Lane has gained a following with contemporary artists such as Ricky Swallow and Takashi Murakami. The Huntington's "Doyle Lane: Master of Clay" will assemble about 70 works from public and private collections and is to run Sep. 13, 2026–Feb. 22, 2027. As far as I can tell, it's Lane's first single-artist museum show. Born in New Orleans, Lane studied at USC and become one of the first successful African American (and gay) studio ceramicists. He is best known for his "weed pots," small, multi-color glazed vessels barely large enough to hold a dried flower. Lane promoted the pots by asking Modernist architects to display them in their offices. This resulted in architectural commissions such as an 18-ft tile mosaic mural for Welton...
