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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Name
Margaret Tuckson
Also known as Dorothea Margaret Bissett
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Ceramist)
  • Curator
Tags:
Earthenware pots
New Guinea
Aboriginal art
Muse
Keeper of the flame
Birth date
1921
Birth place
Gordon, Sydney, NSW
Death date
August 2014
Death place
Sydney, NSW
Active Period
  • c.1950 - 2014
Residence
  • 1921 - 1949 Warrawee, Sydney, NSW
  • 1949 - 2014 Lucinda Avenue, Wahroonga, NSW
Training
  • art classes, c.1933 - c.1938 Abbotsleigh, Sydney, NSW
  • Ceramics, c.1938 - c.1942

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References [<ExternalResource: Jeremy Eccles. "Margaret Tuckson." obituary. Sydney Morning Herald, 30 October 2014, p.35. (illustrated)>, <ExternalResource: Patricia May and Margaret Tuckson. The Traditional Pottery of Papua New Guinea. Crawford House, 2000, Bay Books edition 1982.>, <ExternalResource: David Marr "Tony Tuckson's abstract masterpieces left to Australian nation by his widow">] [<ExternalResource: Jeremy Eccles. "Margaret Tuckson." obituary. Sydney Morning Herald, 30 October 2014, p.35. (illustrated)>, <ExternalResource: Patricia May and Margaret Tuckson. The Traditional Pottery of Papua New Guinea. Crawford House, 2000, Bay Books edition 1982.>]