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Modern and Contemporary - International

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Modern and Contemporary - International

At the heart of some of the most important developments of the twentieth century is the opposition between ceramic as a functional form, and ceramic as art. The first approach was expressed through the revival of studio pottery which is well illustrated in the Gardiner Museum’s collection of international ceramics. The movement originated in Britain by Bernard Leach in the 1920s and promoted hand-crafted pots for everyday life as a reaction against industry. At the same time, other artists working under the influence of Modernism, including Lucie Rie and Hans Coper, sought to liberate pottery from the imperative of function, treating the vessel as an art form. The collection also includes works by contemporary artists who use clay as a medium of sculptural expression.

The Gardiner Museum’s collection of international contemporary ceramics was established by Aaron Milrad, and has since been enriched by gifts from Claude and Christine Bissell, and Helen Gardiner, Iris and Jack Lieber, Elizabeth Lipsett, Michael and Mary Mason, Cawthra and Julyan Mulock, Diana Reitberger, and many others.

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Covered casserole dish
Artist / Maker: Abuja Pottery
c.1962-1965
Object number: G03.1.9.1-2
Untitled
Artist / Maker: Abuja Pottery
c.1964
Object number: G03.1.8
Jug with screw top
Artist / Maker: Abuja Pottery
c.1968-1969
Object number: G08.12.15a-b
Jug
Artist / Maker: Abuja Pottery
c.1968-1969
Object number: G08.12.16
Keg
Artist / Maker: Abuja Pottery
c.1968-1969
Object number: G08.12.17a-b
Teapot
Artist / Maker: Abuja Pottery
c.1968-1969
Object number: G08.12.18a-b
Vase with brown and green glaze
Artist / Maker: Abuja Pottery
c.1968-1969
Object number: G08.12.19
Vase with bluish glaze
Artist / Maker: Abuja Pottery
c.1968-1969
Object number: G08.12.20
Bowl with painted decoration
Artist / Maker: Abuja Pottery
c.1968-1969
Object number: G08.12.21
Pair of coffee mugs
Artist / Maker: Abuja Pottery
c.1968-1969
Object number: G08.12.22.1-2
Large shallow bowl
Artist / Maker: Abuja Pottery
c.1968-1969
Object number: G08.12.23
Set of eight shallow bowls with handles
Artist / Maker: Abuja Pottery
c.1968-1969
Object number: G08.12.24.1-8
Toronto 2002
Artist / Maker: Paolo Borghi
c.2002
Object number: G06.7.1
Double Pot with Brown Stripes
Artist / Maker: Alison Britton
1982
Object number: G13.8.1
Dancing the Fandango Vase
Artist / Maker: Mimi Cabri
c.1978
Object number: G15.13.1
Abuja Plate
Artist / Maker: Michael Cardew
1963
Object number: G03.1.6
Abuja Plate
Artist / Maker: Abuja Pottery
1964
Object number: G03.1.3
Abuja Plate
Artist / Maker: Abuja Pottery
1964
Object number: G03.1.4
Abuja Plate
Artist / Maker: Abuja Pottery
1964
Object number: G03.1.5
Covered casserole dish
Artist / Maker: Michael Cardew
c.1974-1975
Object number: G03.1.2.1-2
Untitled
Artist / Maker: Michael Cardew
c.1963-1965
Object number: G03.1.10
Abuja Teapot
Artist / Maker: Michael Cardew
c.1964
Object number: G03.1.11.1-2
Abuja Casserole Pot
Artist / Maker: Abuja Pottery
c.1964
Object number: G03.1.12.1-2
Untitled (pedestal dish)
Artist / Maker: Nino Caruso
1998
Object number: G04.16.1