William Marshall (potter)
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William Marshall ( July 21, 1923 – May 5, 2007) was an English studio potter.
William Marshall was born in St Ives, Cornwall he joined the Leach Pottery as it's first apprentice in 1938[1]when he was only 14. In 1942 he was conscripted and served in the Royal Artillery. He returned to St Ives in 1947 after a long convalescence following illness.[2]
He became the foreman and right hand man of Bernard Leach. As Leach got older Marshall did his throwing for him and Leach would add the decoration and finishing touches.[3] He set up his own pottery at Lelant Cornwall in 1977 with his son Andrew. His own style was influenced by Shoji Hamada[4]
He exhibited at Penwith Society of Arts, the Boymans Museum in Rotterdam and his work is also in the Victoria and Albert Museum.
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- ^ St Ives Pottery (Bernard Leach) - William Marshall
- ^ Obituary: William Marshall | From the Guardian | The Guardian
- ^ William Marshall
- ^ Studio Pottery by Watson Oliver,Studio PotteryPhaidon Press Ltd.1993 p.218. ISBN 978-0714829487
