Don Lyons on wed 27 may 98
To Clayart:
We re going to London in a August and would like to visit a couple of
galleries or shops which show contemporary ceramics. In particular we d
like to see some Lucie Rie and Hans Coper pots, as well as more recent
work. Any suggestions from Clayart members out there?Thanks in
advance...
Don and Roz Lyons
Levesque-OBrien on thu 28 may 98
Of course there is the extensive collection at the Victoria& Albert Museum.
It just goes on and on. Just plain amazin' . There are Rie and Coper as
well as Hamada and Leach along with alot of other folks.
A little gem of a museum is the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art ,
I believe it is a the University of London. We walked to it from the
British Museum if I remember right. An astounding collection of Chinese
ware from all periods. Many of the photos one sees of Song period come from
this collection, I believe. It's worth the looking and finding it.
Rand O'Brien
PearTree Pottery
Dover, NH 03820
(603) 743-6945
Miss Lo on thu 28 may 98
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On Wed, 27 May 1998 08:43:48 EDT, you wrote:
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=3ETo Clayart:
=3EWe re going to London in a August and would like to visit a couple of
=3Egalleries or shops which show contemporary ceramics. In particular we d
=3Elike to see some Lucie Rie and Hans Coper pots, as well as more recent
=3Ework. Any suggestions from Clayart members out there?Thanks in
=3Eadvance...
=3EDon and Roz Lyons
Your first stop should be to the Craft Council in Islington. They
have a museum and gallery, as well as an extensive search facility and
library. They keep information on all Council artists, and the
number of potters is quite extensive. They also have a shop devoted
to potters in Soho, off Carnaby Street. I haven't got the exact
address, but I'll look it up. Additionally, the Council supplies
gallery maps and other stuff.
Your second stop should be a magazine called Craft, which is a glossy
monthly, not unlike American Craft. They list galleries and workshops
etc., like the american version does.
Your third stop, if you are looking for a day or weekend trip, should
be out to Cornwall. The Leach family is out there, and it is a mecca
for British artists.
If you have trouble getting details regarding addresses, phone, etc.,
let me know. Sorry - i just don't have the details handy right now.
Enjoy=21=21
Jenny Lewis on fri 29 may 98
Don and Roz
I'm a bit behind with reading my Clayart digests, so you may have
received replies by now. Anyway - here is the JL intro to seeing
pots in London. Get comfortable walking shoes, get fit, and get to:
First stop - the Crafts Potters Shop in Marshall Street, near Carnaby
Street, see what they have there, usually a featured potter or two on
show, plus lots of other stuff and good selection of books; buy the
latest Ceramic Review which gives info on current exhibitions.
British Museum for fantastic ancient Greek, Minoan, Egyptian,
Islamic, Roman etc etc etc (and very good coffee shop).
Near the BM is a small but wonderful collection of superb Chinese
ceramics - the Percival David Foundation, Gough Square I think, need
to check the exact address. Sir PD was a collector of stunning
Chinese pots over the years (he must have had pots -sorry -
of money) and he donated them to the University of London, on
condition that the whole lot be displayed all the time. So there
are glass cases absolutely stuffed full of wonderful pots, well worth
seeing. They have peculiar opening hours, not open at weekends and I
think they close for lunch sometimes if there are staff shortages, so
it might be worth checking by phone before you go.
Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A) - a MUST. Their ceramics galleries
are huge and full and wonderful. Historic and all the way up to
contemporary studio pots (some Rie and Coper for you as well).
Amazing other galleries of just about everything. Very good cafe.
Crafts Council, Pentonville Road, near Angel tube station. Uusally
some exhibition on, good reference library and computerised info on
potters, nice little shop. Nice cafe. Try to go on a Saturday and
you will also be able to visit Camden Passage nearby, which is a
maze of lanes and side streets full of antique shops and stalls.
Great fun.
If you feel like venturing out further - take a day trip (only one
hour by train from London) to Oxford or Cambridge - in addition to
all the other enjoyable sights of these two university towns there
are the two museums, the Ashmolean in Oxford and the
Fitzwilliam in Cambridge. Both have super ceramics, as well as
everything else. (and nice cafes). Also in Oxford is the Pitt
Rivers museum, which is odd, full of all sorts of fascinating objects
from around the world and definitely worth a visit.
Bath has a museum the name of which has gone completely just at the
moment, Holburne something, and they have a terrific collection of
studio ceramics, some Leach and Hamada if I recall right. Also Bath
itself is worth a visit, it's one of the most beautiful cities
anywhere.
If you are not completely exhausted by now..... and feel like going
slightly further - 2 hours train ride to York, in the City Art
Gallery is the Milner-White collection of studio pottery.
Wonderful William Staite Murray, as well as Leach, Hamada, and
some others. I can't remember for sure how many there are, not a
huge number, but everyone one of them perfect. And York is another
beautiful cathedral city worth visiting.
Typing this has given me the fidgets, I think I need to go and catch
a train to somewhere soon!!!
Always happy to meet pot-a-holics in the V&A for a coffee if you
would like to get in touch.
Jenny Lewis
overlooking Regents Park
on a (so far) gorgeous sunny day
and now definitely not in the mood for work, yuk
Caroline and Hedley Saunders on sun 31 may 98
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They also have a shop devoted
to potters in Soho, off Carnaby Street. I haven't got the exact
address, but I'll look it up.
That is Contempory Ceramics the shop belonging to the Craft Potter's
Association, 7 Marshall Street, London W1V 1LP Telephone 0171 437 7605
Open Mon -Sat 10.00 - 5.30 Thurs 10.00 - 7.00 right in the centre of London
near Regents Street. A very good place to start, they have a selection of
very good ceramics for sale plus books and magazines. They should be able
to tell you what is on and where. There own magazine, Ceramic Review, has
advertisements for current exhibitions at the front. The web site for
Ceramic Review is:
http://www.gold.net/users/dj94/crcantor.html
>Your third stop, if you are looking for a day or weekend trip, should
be out to Cornwall. The Leach family is out there, and it is a mecca
for British artists.
Check before you go, the Leach Studio may be shut following the death of
Janet Leach and it is a LONG way to go if it's not open! Incidentally I
hear that the Leach pots are to go to Bath so hopefully they will be
available for viewing there at some stage.
Have a great trip
Caroline
terryh on mon 1 jun 98
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Jenny Lewis =3Cjlewis=40lbs.ac.uk=3E already gave a thorough ceramic
guide of london a few days ago. her info was very helpful when i spent
one and 1/2 day in london last fall. i only want to add:
if you have only one day or 1/2 day for ceramics, go to V=26A museum,
the 4th floor. and jenny is right: it has a wondeful cafeteria. go for =
lunch.
(and BM restaurant is also good.)
terry hagiwara
e-mail: thagiwara=40halnet.com (W)=3B terryh=40pdq.net (H)
web: http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Cafe/3755
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