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Les Blakebrough b. c.1930

Designer (Ceramist),
Artist (Ceramist)

Renowned ceramicist and ceramics educator, first at Sturt Workshops, later in Hobart, Tasmania. Last studio in Coledale, NSW. Pioneer in Australian porcelain clay, described as Southern Ice Porcelain Clay.

Tags: Porcelain, Ceramics, Southern Ice porcelain

Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne, Vic.

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The VCA Art Collection spans the entire history of the College and its predecessor, the National Gallery School of Art (first opened in 1867).

Comprising painting, sculpture, photography and works on paper, most works are by students, staff or alumni.

DAAO has a separate entry for The Margaret Lawrence Australian Ceramics Collection. It was bequeathed to the VCA Collection in 2004.

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http://www.unimelb.edu.au/culturalcollections/collections/visualarts.html#vca
Melbourne Stage College Collection, Melbourne, VIC
Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences (Powerhouse Museum), Sydney, NSW

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Les Blakebrough b. c.1930

Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne, Vic.

Melbourne Stage College Collection, Melbourne, VIC

Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences (Powerhouse Museum), Sydney, NSW

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