Michael Casson Explained
| Michael Casson |
| Birth Date: | 2 April 1925 |
| Birth Place: | London, England |
| Death Date: | 12 December 2003 |
| Alma Mater: | Shoreditch College
Hornsey College of Art |
| Known For: | Painting |
Michael Casson OBE (2 April 1925 - 12 December 2003) born in London, was an English studio potter, referred to as "respected and charismatic".[1]
He studied art and woodwork at Shoreditch College, and ceramics at Hornsey College of Art,[2] and was one of the founding potters of the Craft Potters Association, a co-operative that acquired a shop and gallery in central London in 1958.[3]
In 1976, Casson devised and presented "The Craft of the Potter" for the BBC a series that involved practical demonstrations and discussion about the craft of the potter.[4] He was known for studio pottery and painting
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- News: Michael Casson - Obituaries, News . . 17 December 2003 . 2011-07-07 . London. https://web.archive.org/web/20081207170931/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/michael-casson-549104.html . 2008-12-07 .
- Web site: Interpreting Ceramics : issue 6 . University of Wales Institute, Cardiff . 2011-07-07 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110722134132/http://www.uwic.ac.uk/ICRC/issue006/mcasson/articles/mc01.htm . 2011-07-22 .
- Web site: Michael Casson MBE . Northwalespotters.co.uk . 2003-12-12 . 2011-07-07 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111005204427/http://www.northwalespotters.co.uk/2004January/mick%20casson.htm . 2011-10-05 .
- News: Walter Keeler. Walter Keeler (studio potter). Obituary: Michael Casson . . 2003-12-27 . 2011-07-07 . London.
