Hans Coper Swinton School Wall Mural 1960 Stoneware, each element with a distinct variation in the surface texture. Some with black manganese glaze over a textured body, others with layered porcelain slips and engobes over textured body. Largest: 60 cm (23 5/8 in) diameter
Provenance Swinton Community School, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, UK, 1960 Exhibited Swinton Community School, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, UK, 1960; ‘Collect’ presented by the Crafts Council, Saatchi Gallery, London, 15–17 May 2009; ‘Hans Coper Retrospective: Innovation in 20th-Century Ceramics’, The Museum of Ceramic Art, Hyogo, 12 September–29 November 2009, then travelled to: The Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park, Museum of Contemporary Ceramic Art, Shiga (13 March–17 June 2010), Panasonic Electric Works, Shiodome Museum, Tokyo (26 June–5 September 2010), Museum of Modern Ceramic Art, Gifu (18 September– 23 November 2010), Iwate Museum of Art, Iwate (4 December 2010–13 February 2011), and Shizuoka City Museum of Art, Shizuoka (9 April–26 June 2011) Literature Tony Birks, Hans Coper Somerset, 2005, illustrated p. 115; Maya Nishi, ed., Hans Coper Retrospective: Innovation in 20th Century Ceramics, exh. cat., The Museum of Ceramic Art, Hyogo, et al., 2009, illustrated pp. 60-63, fig. 31 and p. 175
Hans Coper Swinton School Wall Mural 1960 Stoneware, each element with a distinct variation in the surface texture. Some with black manganese glaze over a textured body, others with layered porcelain slips and engobes over textured body. Largest: 60 cm (23 5/8 in) diameter
Provenance Swinton Community School, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, UK, 1960 Exhibited Swinton Community School, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, UK, 1960; ‘Collect’ presented by the Crafts Council, Saatchi Gallery, London, 15–17 May 2009; ‘Hans Coper Retrospective: Innovation in 20th-Century Ceramics’, The Museum of Ceramic Art, Hyogo, 12 September–29 November 2009, then travelled to: The Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park, Museum of Contemporary Ceramic Art, Shiga (13 March–17 June 2010), Panasonic Electric Works, Shiodome Museum, Tokyo (26 June–5 September 2010), Museum of Modern Ceramic Art, Gifu (18 September– 23 November 2010), Iwate Museum of Art, Iwate (4 December 2010–13 February 2011), and Shizuoka City Museum of Art, Shizuoka (9 April–26 June 2011) Literature Tony Birks, Hans Coper Somerset, 2005, illustrated p. 115; Maya Nishi, ed., Hans Coper Retrospective: Innovation in 20th Century Ceramics, exh. cat., The Museum of Ceramic Art, Hyogo, et al., 2009, illustrated pp. 60-63, fig. 31 and p. 175
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