THE LEACH POTTERY: 100 YEARS ON FROM ST IVES
The Leach Pottery was founded by Bernard Leach and Shoji Hamada in 1920. This new exhibition ‘The Leach Pottery: 100 Years On from St Ives’, opens on 29 September and draws from the collections of the Crafts Study Centre, in a tribute to the centenary. The works on display include ceramics acquired since the year 2000, although some early works by Hamada and Leach from the 1920s are also exhibited: these from the great founding gift made by Bernard Leach to the Crafts Study Centre in the 1970s.
Watercolour plan of the bookcase designed by and made for Bernard Leach
Bernard Leach sitting in front of his bookcase, taken in Tokyo in c.1919
In addition the exhibition will present works from the Alan Bell archive, including many drawings, etchings and designs that have not been seen in public before.
Director of the Crafts Study Centre Professor Simon Olding, introduces us to four photographs and drawings that will be included in the show.
The Exhibition The Leach Pottery: 100 Years on from St Ives opens on 29 September. Entry to the Crafts Study Centre is free, however we do require visitors to book in advance. More information about visiting and our COVID-19 policy can be found here.