William Marshall (potter)
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William Marshall was an English
studio potter
.
William Marshall was born in St Ives, Cornwall
, and joined the Leach Pottery
in the town as its first apprentice in 1938when he was only 14. In 1942 he was conscripted and served in the Royal Artillery
. He returned to St Ives in 1947 after a long convalescence following illness.
He became the foreman and right hand man of Bernard Leach
. As Leach got older Marshall did some of his throwing for him and Leach would add the decoration and finishing touches.
He set up his own pottery at Lelant
Cornwall in 1977 with his son Andrew. His own style was influenced by Shoji Hamada
, as well as by the landscapes of his native West Cornwall.
He exhibited at Penwith Society of Arts, the Boymans Museum
in Rotterdam and his work is also in the Victoria and Albert Museum
.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
studio potter
Studio potter
A studio potter is one who is a modern artist, who either works alone or in a small group, producing unique items of pottery in small quantities, typically with all stages of manufacture carried out by themselves. Studio pottery includes functional wares such as tableware or cookware, and...
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William Marshall was born in St Ives, Cornwall
St Ives, Cornwall
St Ives is a seaside town, civil parish and port in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The town lies north of Penzance and west of Camborne on the coast of the Celtic Sea. In former times it was commercially dependent on fishing. The decline in fishing, however, caused a shift in commercial...
, and joined the Leach Pottery
Leach Pottery
The Leach Pottery was founded in 1920 by Bernard Leach and Shoji Hamada in St Ives, Cornwall, in the United Kingdom.The buildings have grown from an old cow / tin-ore shed in the 19th century to a pottery in the 1920s when Hamada and Leach first attempted to construct a climbing kiln, this was the...
in the town as its first apprentice in 1938when he was only 14. In 1942 he was conscripted and served in the Royal Artillery
Royal Artillery
The Royal Regiment of Artillery, commonly referred to as the Royal Artillery , is the artillery arm of the British Army. Despite its name, it comprises a number of regiments.-History:...
. He returned to St Ives in 1947 after a long convalescence following illness.
He became the foreman and right hand man of Bernard Leach
Bernard Leach
Bernard Howell Leach, CBE, CH , was a British studio potter and art teacher. He is regarded as the "Father of British studio pottery"-Biography:...
. As Leach got older Marshall did some of his throwing for him and Leach would add the decoration and finishing touches.
He set up his own pottery at Lelant
Lelant
Lelant is a village in west Cornwall, England, UK. It is on the west side of the River Hayle estuary about 2½ miles southeast of St Ives and one mile west of Hayle....
Cornwall in 1977 with his son Andrew. His own style was influenced by Shoji Hamada
Shoji Hamada
was a Japanese potter. He was a significant influence on studio pottery of the twentieth century, and a major figure of the mingei folk-art movement, establishing the town of Mashiko as a world-renowned pottery centre.- Biography :...
, as well as by the landscapes of his native West Cornwall.
He exhibited at Penwith Society of Arts, the Boymans Museum
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
The Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen is the main art museum in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The museum began in 1847 with the collection of Frans Jacob Otto Boijmans . Much of the museum's original collection was destroyed in a disastrous 1864 fire...
in Rotterdam and his work is also in the Victoria and Albert Museum
Victoria and Albert Museum
The Victoria and Albert Museum , set in the Brompton district of The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London, England, is the world's largest museum of decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 4.5 million objects...
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