20th-century British studio ceramics from the Stanley Sellers Bequest

This new display brings together 78 pieces of studio ceramics made by 29 potters working in England and Wales during the 20th century. Highlights include Bernard Leach’s rustic ‘Leaping Salmon’ vase, Austrian-born Lucie Rie’s brightly-coloured modernist bowls, and John Ward’s bold, geometric pots. There are also studio ceramics made by potters in the Midlands including a raku bowl by university lecturer and published author, David Jones. The studio ceramics on display were collected by Stanley Sellers (1933-2013), a Birmingham-born man who worked as an architect in the city for 33 years. Throughout his life Stanley was passionate about art. As a young man he visited St Ives in Cornwall where he met several artists including Barbara Hepworth with whom he became close friends, and Bernard Leach whose pottery inspired him to collect ceramics.

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Source: http://www.culture24.org.uk/wm000063?id=EVENT526334