(1901-1983) Michael Cardew was one of Bernard Leach’s first pupils. In 1926, he set up a traditional English pottery in Winchcombe, Gloucestershire. His aim was to produce functional affordable pieces. He worked from grass roots, mixing his own clay body and all the pigments and glazes. In 1939, he returned to Cornwall to set up... View Article
(1901-1983) Michael Cardew was one of Bernard Leach’s first pupils. In 1926, he set up a traditional English pottery in Winchcombe, Gloucestershire. His aim was to produce functional affordable pieces. He worked from grass roots, mixing his own clay body and all the pigments and glazes. In 1939, he returned to Cornwall to set up... View Article
The Bernard Leach potter who ventured to West Africa to teach pottery - examine his motives and his legacy.
Nice John Glick creamer/milk-jug with small glaze flake on rim. Another really creative pot by the master potter. Very well made and decorated. Typical Glick. Very good condition but for the little glaze chip on the rim, not very noticeable at all. Price discounted. 4" tall, 5-3/4" total width. Ceramics Monthly Magazine conducted a survey in 1981: Who are the 12 greatest potters (or ceramicists) living today? The answer (in no particular order): Robert Arneson Michael Cardew Ruth Duckworth Ken Ferguson John Glick Warren MacKenzie Don Reitz Daniel Rhodes Paul Soldner Tishiko Takaezu Peter Voulkos Marguerite Wildenhain Not bad company to be in. John Glick has been potting for 50 years. His resume is simply overwhelming. He is one of the most influential potters in America. His work is quite recognizable, with multi colorful and textured surfaces. From a Ceramics Monthly article (2008): "So, if I were to say where my artistic recharging comes from, I would say it comes every day that I work. I feel blessed that my way of working has formed itself around allowing "surprises" to occur on a regular basis and the playful pursuit of things that are born out of the question "what if?" This leads to color changes, shape variables, turning things around to see other options, surprises, changing the rules-having no rules." -John Glick John Glick has work in the Smithsonian Institution, and many others... MUSEUM COLLECTIONS Note: First date shown is acquisition date. Second date shown in parentheses is year piece was made. Dinnerware Museum, Ann Arbor , Mi. A place setting from the Joan and Fritz Mondale dinnerware settings. (1982) The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Houston, TX. From the collection of Garth Clark and Mark Del Vecchio. Dinnerware pieces, two plates, two mugs. Racine Art Museum , Racine Wisconsin Various vessels circa 1990’s The Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, California. The Sidney Swidler Collection of the Contemporary Vessel. 2011, includes 27 of my pots spanning the 1980’s to early 2000’s. Works featured in accompanying book: The Vase And Beyond, The Sidney Swidler Collection of Contemporary Vessels The Mint Museum Charlotte, NC. 2000, Large Plate (1999) Gift: Pat Shaw. The Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Large Porcelain Plate (1978). The Charles A. Wustum Museum of Fine Arts. Racine, WI. 1999, Three Teapots (1987, 1993). Museum of Art, Yixing, P.R. China. Wall Panel (1998). The American Ceramic Society Museum, The Ross C. Purdy Museum of Ceramics. Place Setting of Dinnerware (1993). The Newark Museum, Newark, NJ. 1990, Large Bowl. Museum of Arts and Design, New York, NY. 1992, Place Setting of Dinnerware. The Canton Institute of Art, Canton, OH. Plate (1987). Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA., Bowl (1987); Lidded Box (1997). Renwick Gallery, National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Gift of Mr. S. Hada, Plate, 1978, accepted in 1985. Sculptural Vessel (1961), Gift of Hilbert Delauter, accepted 1996. Two teapots 1991,1994, Gift of Sanford Besser, accepted 2001. Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, DE. Plate (1982). Museum of Arts and Design, New York, NY from “Beyond Tradition.” Plate (1981). The Flint Institute of Arts, Flint, MI. Plate (1980). Craft and Folk Art Museum, Los Angeles, CA. Dinnerware Place Setting (1979). The Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, NY from “A Century of American Ceramics 1878 –1978.” Bowl, Plate (1978). Hunter Museum of Art, Chattanooga, TN. Teapot from 1967, 1978. Cranbrook Art Academy Museum, Bloomfield Hills, MI. Plate (1978); Box (1983); Plate (1987); Bowl (1988). Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO. Bowl (1976). Museum of Art, Department of Art & Architecture, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. Jar (1961). The Krannert Museum of Art, Urbana, IL. Sculptural Pot (1961). The Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, MI. Jar (1961); Plate (1987).akaezu
(1901-1983) Michael Cardew was one of Bernard Leach’s first pupils. In 1926, he set up a traditional English pottery in Winchcombe, Gloucestershire. His aim was to produce functional affordable pieces. He worked from grass roots, mixing his own clay body and all the pigments and glazes. In 1939, he returned to Cornwall to set up... View Article
Teapot by Michael Cardew; stoneware; British; 1950.
