Margaret Tuckson

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" 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
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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: Jeremy Eccles. "Margaret Tuckson." obituary. Sydney Morning Herald, 30 October 2014, p.35. (illustrated)>]