Peter Rushforth b. 1920

  • Maker (Ceramist)
Peter Rushforth's pots are characterised by a synthesis of both European and Japanese aesthetic influences. He came to an appreciation of the Japanese Mingei aesthetic in unusual circumstances when he was a prisoner of war in Singapore. Later he became one of the most influential teachers of ceramics.
Tags: Woodfired stoneware, Influence of Japan, Zen, Prisoner of War, Mingei
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teacher of
Roswitha Wulff
1920
Maker (Ceramist)
associate of
John Dermer
1920
Designer (Ceramist), Maker (Ceramist), Curator
associate of
Ian McKay
1920
Artist (Painter), Maker (Ceramist)
associate of
Bill Samuels
1920
Designer, Artist (Ceramist), Artist (Sculptor)
associate of
Sandra Taylor
1920
Artist (Ceramist)

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Roles
  • Maker (Ceramist)
  • Artist
Periods active
  • c.1946 -
Residences
  • 1920 - c.1940 Manly, NSW
  • c.1942 - c.1945 Changi POW Camp, Singapore, Malaya (Also on the Burma Thailand railway)
  • c.1946 - c.1950 Melbourne, Vic.
  • 1950 - c.1980 Sydney, NSW
  • c.1981 - Shipley, Blue Mountains, NSW, Australia
Other occupations
  • Soldier (ANZSIC code: 760) c.1940 - 1945 8th Division, AIF
  • Teacher Ceramics (ANZSIC code: 810) 1950 - East Sydney Technical College, Sydney, NSW
Tags
  • Woodfired stoneware
  • Influence of Japan
  • Zen
  • Prisoner of War
  • Mingei
References [<ExternalResource: Powerhouse Museum, 'Jar by Peter Rushforth', Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Jackie Menzies (24 April 1976), 'Project 13: The Calligraphic Image'.>, <ExternalResource: Hood, Kenneth, Thompson, Douglas & Garnsey, Wanda (1972). Australian pottery. Macmillan, South Melbourne, Vic>, <ExternalResource: Howlin, Jan (August 2011), 'The whole man – the life and work of Peter Rushforth'. In Journal of Australian Ceramics, 51 (1), 30-40. Reprinted as a web feature article on the Australian Ceramics Association website.>, <ExternalResource: Peter Rushforth (9 May 1963), 'Peter Rushforth interviewed by Hazel de Berg'.>] [<ExternalResource: Powerhouse Museum, 'Jar by Peter Rushforth', Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW.>]
Trainings
  • Pottery, c.1946 - c.1949 Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Vic.
  • Pottery workshops, 1963 Japan
Related works
  • Jar by Peter Rushforth (None)
  • Jar by Peter Rushforth (None)
  • Jar by Peter Rushforth (None)
  • Jar by Peter Rushforth (None)
Related collections
  • Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Newcastle RegIon Art Gallery, Newcastle, NSW (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra (collected in)
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