Bernard Leach

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Bernard Leach was a pioneering British studio potter often called the "father of British studio pottery," known for blending Eastern and Western ceramic traditions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book
ceramic artist
human
pottery studio
studio potter
artisticMedium earthenware
stoneware
artisticStyle fusion of Eastern and Western ceramic aesthetics
author Bernard Leach NERFINISHED
awardReceived Companion of Honour NERFINISHED
coFoundedWith Shoji Hamada NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1887-01-05
dateOfDeath 1979-05-06
educatedIn Japan NERFINISHED
familyName Leach NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork ceramics
studio pottery
founded Leach Pottery NERFINISHED
givenName Bernard NERFINISHED
influenced British studio potters NERFINISHED
Hans Coper NERFINISHED
Lucie Rie NERFINISHED
Michael Cardew NERFINISHED
influencedBy Mingei folk craft philosophy NERFINISHED
Shoji Hamada NERFINISHED
Yanagi Sōetsu NERFINISHED
livedIn Japan NERFINISHED
St Ives, Cornwall NERFINISHED
location St Ives, Cornwall, England NERFINISHED
movement Mingei movement NERFINISHED
studio pottery
name Bernard Leach NERFINISHED
nationality British
notableFor blending Eastern and Western ceramic traditions
founding the Leach Pottery in St Ives
influencing 20th-century studio ceramics
pioneering British studio pottery
notableWork A Potter’s Book NERFINISHED
occupation author
ceramicist
potter
teacher
placeOfBirth Hong Kong NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath St Ives, Cornwall, England NERFINISHED
publicationYear 1940
sexOrGender male
usedTechnique glazed stoneware
wood-fired kilns

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Yanagi Sōetsu influenced Bernard Leach
mingei movement hasParticipant Bernard Leach
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