ceramics - Blakebrough, Les
Blakebrough, Les. Les Blakebrough was born in 1930 in England.
He studied ceramics at East Sydney Technical College.
From 1960 until 1972 he was manager of Sturt Pottery, Mittagong, NSW, later becoming director of Sturt Craft Centre.
In 1963-4 he studied in Kyoto, Japan with Takeichi Kawai.
He was a foundation member of the Crafts Board of the Australia Council.
In 1973 he joined the staff of the Ceramic Department, School of Art, Hobart, and established a private workshop at Mt Nelson. He has conducted workshops in all Australian states, New Zealand and the USA on a regular basis since 1975.
He is represented in all Australian state galleries, the Australian National GaIIery, Canberra, Ballarat and Shepparton Regional Galleries, the Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston and Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart.
He studied ceramics at East Sydney Technical College.
From 1960 until 1972 he was manager of Sturt Pottery, Mittagong, NSW, later becoming director of Sturt Craft Centre.
In 1963-4 he studied in Kyoto, Japan with Takeichi Kawai.
He was a foundation member of the Crafts Board of the Australia Council.
In 1973 he joined the staff of the Ceramic Department, School of Art, Hobart, and established a private workshop at Mt Nelson. He has conducted workshops in all Australian states, New Zealand and the USA on a regular basis since 1975.
He is represented in all Australian state galleries, the Australian National GaIIery, Canberra, Ballarat and Shepparton Regional Galleries, the Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston and Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart.
15 item(s) found:
Les Blakebrough, Torn Lip vase, c1970, impressed artist's seal to base. Height 46 cm
Les Blakebrough, Sturt pottery coffee pot
Les Blakebrough, strawberry bowl with lugs and red dots 1988 * Rep: Nga, Agnsw, Ngv, Qag & Powerhouse
Les Blakebrough, Sturt Pottery, Mittagong. Spherical form vase, with simulated lid and narrow opening, impressed stamp on base and monogram stamp, 'Lb', 13 cm
Les Blakebrough, Sturt Pottery, Mittagong, bulbous shape vase, with phallic neck, matt glazed body with purple, pink and green dribble glazed neck, monogram stamp on base, 'Lb'. 34 cm
Les Blakebrough, large platter, impressed artist's seal to the base. Diameter 40 cm
Les Blakebrough, large platter, impressed artist's seal to the base. Diameter 40 cm
Les Blakebrough, (attributed), square plate glazed stoneware, impressed Sturt Pottery seal. Width 29 cm
Les Blakebrough, jug, with combed pattern and clear glaze. Height 19.5 cm. Width 12.5 cm
Les Blakebrough (active from 1957) lidded stoneware jar with pale blue, cobalt and red glazes, and impressed with an 'LB' seal
Les Blakebrough (active from 1957) porcelain bowl with a South Mt Cameron glaze, cobalt blue, red and gold lustre bands on the interior, gold lustre bands and calligraphic decoration on the exterior, and impressed with an 'LB' seal
Les Blakebrough (active from 1957) stoneware sphere, with an iron glaze, orange spots and impressed with an 'LB' seal
Unsigned Les Blakebrough (active from 1957) stoneware bowl with a wax resist decoration in olive and iron glaze
Large stoneware jug attributed to Les Blakebrough, with a cream glaze, an incised cross-hatched design and an impressed Sturt Pottery seal
Les Blakebrough, Sturt Pottery vase, waisted with a textured brown mottled glaze and an impressed mark to the base