John William Wadsworth Explained
John William Wadsworth (1879–1955)[1] was a British ceramicist.
After studying at the Royal College of Art, he began his career at the Mintons company in Stoke-on-Trent, where he collaborated closely with Léon-Victor Solon on Art Nouveau designs. These products were marketed as "secessionist ware" in a reference to the Vienna Secession art movement.
He emigrated to the United States in 1901.[2]
He moved to the Royal Worcester Porcelain Company as Art Director in 1915.
He was the father of the potter Philip Wadsworth, born in Stoke-on-Trent in 1910.[3]
Further reading
- Phillips. London, 8 April 1992,"The Ceramic Art and Paintings of John and Philip Wadsworth".
- J. Jones, Minton. The First Two Hundred Years of Design & Production, Shrewsbury, 1993, pp. 242–53.
Notes and References
- http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/search_the_collection_database/term_details.aspx?bioId=176097 John William Wadsworth
- Grant Muter. 41809144. Léon Solon and John Wadsworth: Joint Designers of Minton's Secessionist Ware . The Journal of the Decorative Arts Society. ASPECTS OF BRITISH DESIGN 1870 - 1930. 1985. 41–49. Muter . Grant . 9 .
- http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/search_the_collection_database/term_details.aspx?bioId=17479 Philip Smeale Wadsworth
