The
Digital Museum of Cornish Ceramics www.cornishceramics.com |
St Ives Pottery (Bernard Leach) - from 1920 | ||||
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Leach Potters/Marks | Background | Dating Leach | |
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The
Leach Pottery Higher Stennack, St Ives TR26 2HE 01736-798703 www.leachpottery.com (2003) |
The
Leach Pottery Museum
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Bernard
Leach
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Bernard Leach
was born in Hong Kong in 1887 of English parents. In 1903 he studied drawing
at the Slade School of Art and then studied etching at the London School
of Art. In 1909, at the age of 21, he travelled to Japan where he discovered
a wealth of art forms and philosophies that influenced the direction of
the rest of his life. After 11
years in China and Japan, Leach returned to England with Shoji Hamada
and established the St Ives Pottery in 1920. |
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