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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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)