Margaret Tuckson b. 1921

Also known as Dorothea Margaret Bissett
  • Artist (Ceramist),
  • Curator
Tuckson was a potter working first in low-fired ceramics, at one point, constructing a raku kiln in Sydney. She expanded this interest to Papua New Guinea ceramic traditions publishing "The Traditional Pottery of Papau New Guinea" with Patricia May in 1982. Studying ceramics at East Sydney Technical College, she was a founding member of the Potters Society of Australia as well as an educator.
Tags: Earthenware pots, New Guinea, Aboriginal art, Muse, Keeper of the flame
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Trainings
  • art classes, c.1933 - c.1938 Abbotsleigh, Sydney, NSW
  • Ceramics, c.1939 - c.1942 East Sydney Technical College, Sydney, NSW
  • art classes, c.1933 - c.1938 Abbotsleigh, Sydney, NSW
  • Ceramics, c.1938 - c.1942