Bernard Howell Leach (January 5, 1887 – May 6, 1979), es un ceramista Británico (studio potter).[1] Está considerado como el precursor de los ceramistas de estudio ("Father of British studio pottery")[2]
Nacido en Hong Kong, en 1909 viaja a Japón donde estudia cerámica con el maestro Ogata Kenzan VI [3]
Galería[]
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Honours[]
- Japan Foundation Cultural Award, 1974.[4]
- Companion of Honour, 1973 (UK).[5]
- Order of the Sacred Treasure, 1966 (Japan).[6]
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire, 1962.[7]
Véase también[]
- Llorens Artigas, en Londres. Ricardo Gullón.
- Studio pottery
- Janet Leach
- David Leach
- Leach Pottery
- ethical pot
- Marguerite Wildenhain
- Bahá'í Faith in Japan
Notes[]
- ↑ Cortazzi, Hugh. "Review of Emmanuel Cooper's Bernard Leach Life & Work. Japan Society (UK).
- ↑ British Council: Artist biography
- ↑ Leach Pottery Studio: Biography notes
- ↑ Japan Foundation: Awards
- ↑ Bernard Leach archive: bio notes
- ↑ Sims, Barbara R. (1998). Unfurling the Divine Flag in Tokyo, p. 66.
- ↑ Bahá'í Arts Dialogue: Biography notes
References[]
- Cooper, Emmanuel. (2003). ''Bernard Leach Life & Work. New Haven: Yale University Press. 10-ISBN 0-300-09929-0 (cloth)
- Johnson, Brent. (2007). "A Matter of Tradition" in Marguerite Wildenhain and the Bauhaus: An Eyewitness Anthology Dean and Geraldine Schwarz, eds.. Decorah, Iowa: South Bear Press. ISBN 978-0-976-13812-9 (cloth)
- Sims, Barbara. (1998). Unfurling the Divine Flag in Tokyo: An Early Bahá'í History. Tokyo: Bahá'í Publishing Trust of Japan. ISBN 4-938975-06-8
- Watson, Oliver. (1997). Bernard Leach: Potter and Artist, London: Crafts Council.
- Weinberg, Robert. (1999). Spinning the Clay into Stars: Bernard Leach and the Bahá'í Faith. Oxford: George Ronald Publishers. 10-ISBN 0-853-98440-9; 13-ISBN 978-0-853-98440-5 (paper)
External links[]
- Biografía de Bernard Leach
- Leach Pottery
- Further information
- Studio Pottery
- Leach Source Collection and Bernard Leach Archive held at the Crafts Study Centre and hosted online by the Visual Arts Data Service (VADS)
- Historic Leach pottery at Stoke-on-Trent Museums
- Accidental Masterpiece. Ceramics. Victoria and Albert Museum. Retrieved on 2007-07-23.
- artcornwall.org journal for art and artists in Cornwall
- Bernard Leach, 'Cup and Saucer'. Ceramics. Victoria and Albert Museum. Retrieved on 2007-12-09.