Glidden McLellan Parker, Jr. (1913 – 1980) was an American artist and designer who is best known for his work in ceramics and stained glass.
He established Glidden Pottery in Alfred, New York and later was chief designer for Glass Art Studio in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz owned a complete set of Gliddenware, and pieces can be seen in some episodes of the television series I Love Lucy.
Inexpensive imported dinnerware negatively impacted sales of Glidden Pottery and the company closed in 1957.
A few years later, he left Puerto Rico to take a job as a stained-glass designer for Glass Art Studio in Scottsdale, Arizona, where he remained into the mid-1970s.