Mata Ortiz

Mata Ortiz

male
Native American, artist, pottery, valley, chihuahua, States of Mexico
Mata Ortiz is a small village in the state of Chihuahua, Mexico, less than 100 miles from the United States/Mexican border. The community,...
Bernard Leach

Bernard Leach

male, deceased (1979)
design, British, pottery, Arts and Crafts Movement artist, Potter, Arts and Crafts Movement…Leach Pottery
Bernard Howell Leach CH (January 5, 1887 - May 6, 1979), a British studio potter. Bernard Leach was born in Hong Kong, but spent his young adult...
Josiah Wedgwood

Josiah Wedgwood

male, deceased (1795)
Industrial Process, from Burslem, Ceramics manufacturer of the United Kingdom, Business Person, industrialization, Darwin — Wedgwood family…Pottery in Staffordshire, pottery, son of Thomas Wedgwood , a pottery business owner
Josiah Wedgwood I (1730-1795) was the creator of the highly successful Wedgwood Pottery Company . Josiah's wealth passed to his descendants and...
Maria Martinez

Maria Martinez

female, deceased (1980)
American, Native American, spanish, pottery, pueblo, artist…Native American pottery
Maria Martinez was a Native American artist who created internationally known pottery. Martinez (born Maria Antonia Montoya), her husband Julian,...
Michael Cardew

Michael Cardew

male, deceased (1983)
obe, mbe, North Devon, pottery, British, hausa…Wenford Bridge Pottery, Winchcombe Pottery, Leach Pottery
Michael Cardew MBE, OBE (1901-1983) was a significant studio potter and ceramic stylist.
Martin Brothers

Martin Brothers

male
sculptor, Martinware, stoneware, studio pottery, Families, First World War…pottery
The Martin Brothers were pottery manufacturers in London who are considered to represent the transition from decorative Victorian ceramics to...
Dard Hunter

Dard Hunter

male, deceased (1966)
Papermaker, furniture, papermaking, smithsonian institution, Printing, type…pottery
Dard Hunter, born William Joseph Hunter, was an American authority on printing, paper, and papermaking—especially by hand, using the tools and cr...
Lucie Rie

Lucie Rie

female, deceased (1995)
Victoria and Albert Museum, Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Dames Commander of the Order of the British Empire, British, Austrian, pottery
Dame Lucie Rie, DBE (1902 -1995) was an influential Austrian born, British studio potter. Lucie (pronounced "Lutzie") Rie was born Luzie Gomperz in...
Margaret Tafoya

Margaret Tafoya

female, deceased (2001)
National Heritage Fellowship winner, National Heritage Fellowship, American, From New Mexico, pueblo, Native American…pottery, Native American pottery
Margaret Tafoya was the matriarch of Santa Clara Pueblo potters. Margaret learned the art of making pottery from her parents Sara Fina Guiterrez...
Josiah Spode

Josiah Spode

male, deceased (1797)
Staffordshire pottery, English, Potter, Pottery in Staffordshire, Stoke-on-trent, pottery
Josiah Spode was an English potter born in a village that is now part of Stoke-on-Trent. Spode was a pauper's son and also a pauper's orphan at the...