Charles Grenville Courtland

  • Artist (Ceramist)
Potter son of Charles Richard Courtland. He wedged and threw immense weights - up to seventy-five pounds - well in excess of what was recognised as the world record of fifty-eight pounds held by a Frenchman.
Tags: Pottery

Citations

  • Anderson, Stephen (1979), 'A History of the Pottery Industry in Western Australia’, Pottery in Australia, Potters Society of Australia, WA, Volume 18, Number 1.

  • Ford, Geoff (2002), 'Encyclopaedia of Australian Potter’s Marks’, Salt Glaze Press, Wodonga, VIC.

  • Information from Courtland, Grenville.

Initial data sources

  • Western Australian artists, designers & makers (1829-1959)