Ivan McMeekin b. 13 September 1919

  • Maker (Ceramist)
Ivan McMeekin was the founder of the Sturt Pottery at Mittagong and one of the founders of the Potters Society of Australia. From 1959-78, he taught at the University of NSW, where he was instrumental in introducing pottery to Aboriginal people in the Northern Territory. His book 'Notes for potters in Australia : raw materials and clay bodies' is still the most exhaustive work on the subject.

Citations

  • Jackie Menzies (24 April 1976), 'Project 13: The Calligraphic Image’.

  • McCracken, Gillian (2003). Fifty Years of Australian Ceramics. In Pottery in Australia (The Journal of Australian Ceramics). 42 (3), 8-13.

  • McMeekin, Ivan (1985). Notes for potters in Australia : raw materials and clay bodies ([3rd ed.]). New South Wales University Press, Kensington, N.S.W

    http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/9614412

  • McMeekin, Ivan & De Berg, Hazel, 1913-1984. (Interviewer) (1965). Ivan McMeekin interviewed by Hazel de Berg in the Hazel de Berg collection.

    http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/17764300

  • Rushforth, Peter et al (1993). A tribute to Ivan McMeekin OAM. In Pottery in Australia. 32 (3), 19-23.

    http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/39057403

  • McMeekin, Ivan (1981). 1956-1981 as it’s been for me. In Pottery in Australia, 20 (2), 9-11

  • McMeekin, Ivan (1969). The introduction of pottery to the aborigines of the Northern Territory. In Pottery in Australia, 8 (2), 17-24.

  • Mansfield, Janet (1993). The living legacy of a pioneer potter. In The Sydney Morning Herald, 21 Jun, 19.

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