Bernard Leach
life and work
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Author
Publication
2003 - Published for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art by Yale University Press, New Haven, Connecticut
Language
English
Word Count
104,750 words, Guess
Page Count
419 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL15561911M
- ISBN-100300099290
- OCLC Control Number51223642
- Library of Congress Control Number2002153119
- LibraryThing2739818
and 1 more
- Goodreads1418696
Classifications
- LCCNK4210.L35 C66 2003
Description
"Widely recognized as the father of studio pottery, Bernard Leach (1887-1979) played a pioneering role in creating an identity for artist potters in Britain and around the world. Born in the East (Hong Kong) and educated in the West (England), throughout his life Leach perceived himself as a courier between the disparate cultures. His exquisite pots reflect the inspiration he drew from East and West as well as his response to the basic tenets of modernism - truth to materials, the importance of function to form, and simplicity of decoration." "Emmanuel Cooper draws on a wealth of previously unpublished documents and the recollections of the artist's family, friends and students to tell Leach's story. Cooper explores Leach's working methods, the themes of his pottery, his writings and philosophy, his recognition in Japan and Britain, and his continuing legacy, bringing into sharp focus a complex man who captured in his work as a potter the 'still centre' that often eluded him in his tumultuous personal life."--Jacket.
Subjects
Genres
- Biography.
Other Editions
- Bernard Leach
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