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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Name
Peter Rushforth
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Maker (Ceramist)
Other Occupation
  • 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
Birth date
1920
Birth place
Manly, NSW
Active Period
  • c.1946 -
Residence
  • 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
Training
  • Pottery, c.1946 - c.1949 Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Vic.
  • Pottery workshops, 1963 Japan
Initial Record Data Source
  • Powerhouse Museum

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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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