Harold Randolph Hughan b. 11 July 1893

Also known as Harold Buzz Hughan
  • Artist (Ceramist)
Although Harold Hughan admired the genius of the Song and T’ang dynasty potters, his own practice as a studio potter was devoted to developing a distinctive Australian idiom.
Tags: Ceramics, Studio potter
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Name
Harold Randolph Hughan
Also known as Harold Buzz Hughan
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Ceramist)
Other Occupation
  • Electrical Engineer (ANZSIC code: 6923) c.1920 - 1963 Oliver J Nilsen, Melbourne, VIC
  • Soldier & Lieutenant - AIF (ANZSIC code: 76) 1915 - 1918 Australia
  • Major - Volunteer Defence Corps (ANZSIC code: 76) c.1939 - 1945 Australia
Tags:
Ceramics
Studio potter
Birth date
11 July 1893
Birth place
Mildura, Vic.
Death date
23 October 1987
Death place
Prahran, VIC
Burial place
Springvale cemetery , VIC
Active Period
  • 1941 - c.1987
Residence
  • - Glen Iris, VIC, Australia (Studio and Home)
Training
  • Mechanical Engineering Apprentice, c.1907 - Hamilton, Vic.
  • Electrical Engineer, c.1910 - Geelong, Vic.
  • Pottery and Ceramics, 1940 - 1987 Self Taught
Cultural Heritage
  • Scottish
  • English

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Related collections
  • Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England, UK (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • The Margaret Lawrence Australian Ceramics Collection at VCA (collected in)
  • Gippsland Art Gallery and Ceramics Collection (collected in)
  • Bendigo Art Gallery, Bendigo, VIC (collected in)
  • John Nixon Collection (collected in)
  • Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England, UK (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • The Margaret Lawrence Australian Ceramics Collection at VCA (collected in)
  • Gippsland Art Gallery and Ceramics Collection (collected in)
  • Bendigo Art Gallery, Bendigo, VIC (collected in)