Alan Caiger-Smith and the Legacy of the Aldermaston Pottery by Jane White

Alan Caiger-Smith and the Legacy of the Aldermaston Pottery by Jane White

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The story of the Aldermaston Pottery, mainly told through the memories and anecdotes of the potters who worked there over the 51 years it was in existence, but also chronicling its history and its legacy in the subsequent lives of the potters after they left Aldermaston, and in the substantial body of Alan Caiger-Smith's own work.

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Alan Caiger-Smith and the Legacy of the Aldermaston Pottery by Jane White

Interviewing nearly 30 of the Aldermaston potters, many of whom have written some fascinating submissions about this incredible workshop. The book features a wonderful, previously unpublished, account from Geoffrey Eastop's memoirs, about how he came to Aldermaston and helped to establish the pottery with Alan Caiger-Smith in the mid 1950s. The book tells the story of the 51 years of the Aldermaston Pottery, through the words and experiences of as many of the potters as possible, whilst also chronicling Alan's own achievements over the decades. The images also play an important part in telling the story. The book also follows the subsequent careers of the potters, and tell how they went on to make a difference, and to sustain the maiolica tradition, all over the world. As there has never been a book published that has traced the career of this important figure or the life of the pottery, or the 60 people who worked and trained there, and there are very few photographic records of this lost way of working, this book will fill that gap in the history of 20th century studio pottery.
Jane White is a succesful potter having worked with Alan Caiger-Smith at the Aldermaston Pottery.
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ISBN 13 9781910807255
ISBN 10 1910807257
Title Alan Caiger-Smith and the Legacy of the Aldermaston Pottery
Author Jane White
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Ashmolean Museum
Year published 2018-11-28
Number of pages 256
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.