Mrs W. P. [Bessie] Devereux b. 4 September 1874

Also known as Bessie Devereux, Bessie Eleanor Potter
  • Artist (Ceramist)
Mrs W.P. (Bessie) Devereux was one of the most significant and original of L.J. Harvey's early students as she included wheel throwing among her skills.
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Name
Mrs W. P. [Bessie] Devereux
Also known as:
  • Bessie Devereux
  • Bessie Eleanor Potter
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Ceramist)
Other Occupation
  • Remedial teacher
Birth date
4 September 1874
Birth place
Staffordshire, England, UK
Death date
1948
Death place
England, UK
Active Period
  • c.1914 - c.1930
Residence
  • 1930 - 1948 England, UK
  • 1929 - 1930 Melbourne, Vic.
  • 1927 - 1929 Sydney, NSW
  • c.1914 - c.1927 Brisbane, Qld
  • c.1874 - c.1913 England, UK
Training
  • 1915 - 1917 Central Technical College, Brisbane, Qld
Languages
  • English

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Related stub people
  • Potter, William Ero (child of)
  • Warren, Elizabeth Frances (child of)
  • Devereux, Walter Page (spouse of)
  • Devereux, Alan (parent of)
  • Devereux, Robert Brian (parent of)
  • Devereux, Harold (parent of)
  • Devereux, Joan (parent of)
Related stub person groups
  • Arts and Crafts Society of Brisbane, Qld (associate of)
  • Arts and Crafts Society of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic. (associate of)
  • Society of Arts and Crafts of New South Wales (associate of)
  • Red Cross Handicrafts Sub-Committee (associate of)
Related people
  • Harvey, L. J. (associate of)
Related works
  • 'Jug' (creator of)
Related collections
  • Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Qld (collected in)
Related events
  • Arts and Crafts Society of Queensland (exhibited at)
  • Arts and Crafts Society of Victoria's Garden Week Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Art Society of Canberra (exhibited at)
  • Arts and Crafts Society of Victoria (exhibited at)
  • Society of Arts and Crafts of New South Wales (exhibited at)
  • Society of Artists exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Queensland National Agricultural and Industrial Association (exhibited at)
  • Queensland Art Society (exhibited at)
  • Arts and Crafts Society of Brisbane (exhibited at)