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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associate of
Allan Lowe
Maker (Ceramist)
mentored by
associate of
John Knight
Artist
taught by
associate of
Jeffery Wilkinson
1921
Artist
taught by
associate of
Harold Randolph Hughan
1893
Artist (Ceramist)
mentored by
associate of
Robert Hughan
Artist
worked with
associate of
Bernard Leach
Other occupation
spouse of
Bobby Rushforth
Other occupation
associate of
Mollie Douglas
1920
Maker (Ceramist)
colleague of
associate of
Ivan Englund
1915
Artist (Ceramist), Artist (Sculptor), Designer (Painter)
colleague of
associate of
Wanda Garnsey
1917
Artist (Ceramist)
colleague of
associate of
Delete this record. Tatsuzō Shimaoka is Japanese, he visited Australia. Delete record - Not Australian Shimaoka
Artist (Ceramist)
taught by
associate of
Col Levy
1933
Maker (Ceramist)
associate of
Bernard Sahm
Artist
associate of
Derek Smith
1931
Artist (Ceramist)
associate of
Peter Travis
1927
Artist (Sculptor), Artist (Ceramist), Designer (Industrial / Product Designer)
associate of
Gillian Grigg
Artist (Ceramist)
associate of
Shiga Shigeo
Other occupation
associate of
Margaret Tuckson
1921
Artist (Ceramist), Curator
associate of
Sandra Taylor
1961
Artist (Painter)
associate of
Janet Mansfield
1934
Maker (Ceramist), Artist (Ceramist)
associate of
Takeichi Kawai
Maker
associate of
Bernard Leach
Maker
teacher of
Roswitha Wulff
1920
Maker (Ceramist)
associate of
John Dermer
1920
Designer (Ceramist), Maker (Ceramist), Curator
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Periods active
  • c.1946 -
  • 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
  • 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
  • Soldier (ANZSIC code: 760) c.1940 - 1945 8th Division, AIF
  • Teacher Ceramics (ANZSIC code: 810) 1950 - East Sydney Technical College, Sydney, NSW
Related people
  • Lowe, Allan (associate of)
  • Knight, John (associate of)
  • Wilkinson, Jeffery (associate of)
  • Hughan, Harold Randolph (associate of)
  • Hughan, Robert (associate of)
  • Leach, Bernard (associate of)
  • Rushforth, Bobby (spouse of)
  • Douglas, Mollie (associate of)
  • Englund, Ivan (associate of)
  • Garnsey, Wanda (associate of)
  • Shimaoka, Delete record - Not Australian (associate of)
  • Levy, Col (associate of)
  • Sahm, Bernard (associate of)
  • Smith, Derek (associate of)
  • Travis, Peter (associate of)
  • Grigg, Gillian (associate of)
  • Grounds, Joan (associate of)
  • Shigeo, Shiga (associate of)
  • Tuckson, Margaret (associate of)
  • Taylor, Sandra (associate of)
  • Mansfield, Janet (associate of)
  • Kawai, Takeichi (associate of)
  • Leach, Bernard (associate of)
Related person groups
  • The Australian Ceramics Association (associate of)
Related recognitions
  • Churchill Fellowship (received)