The Yorkshire tea ceremony : W.A. Ismay and his collection of British studio pottery /
Walsh, Helen,author.
York City Art Gallery,host institution.
This beautiful and absorbing book explores the remarkable collection of 'Professional Yorkshireman' W.A. Ismay MBE (1910-2001), the UK's most prolific collector of post-war British studio pottery. This book offers fresh perspectives on a marginalized area of British modernism. Tracing the collection's journey from private to public ownership illuminates issues surrounding the acquisition by a museum of a large personal collection and archive, revealing the transformative effect it has had on both curatorial practice and the ambition of regional public institutions. The W.A. Ismay Collection offers a well-documented example of the valuable contribution collectors can make to the British studio ceramics movement. The publication of this research marks 20 years since the W.A. Ismay Collection moved from private to public ownership and to celebrate that anniversary, an exhibition of the collection will take place at York Art Gallery's Centre of Ceramic Art (CoCA). Exhibition: York Art Gallery's Centre of Ceramic Art, York, UK / York Art Gallery, York, UK (opens 15.10.2021).
The exhibition The Yorkshire Tea Ceremony takes place at the Centre of Ceramic Art (CoCA), York Art Gallery, 30 October 2021 - 30 April 2023.
Gallery of images -- The Yorkshire Tea Ceremony -- Yorkshire born and bred -- A natural born librarian -- The young researcher -- Job hunting in the 1930s -- A librarian and soldier -- A book club for two -- Photography -- The roots of the collection -- Discovering British studio pottery -- Yorkshire, God's own country -- Gathering speed -- Polite collecting -- A functional collection -- Ismay's rapid rise in status -- A foundation stone -- Understanding pots -- Writing about pots and potters -- Friendship -- An important collection -- From private to public -- Afterword -- Potters represented in the W.A. Ismay Collection.
This beautiful and absorbing book explores the remarkable collection of 'Professional Yorkshireman' W.A. Ismay MBE (1910-2001), the UK's most prolific collector of post-war British studio pottery. This book offers fresh perspectives on a marginalized area of British modernism. Tracing the collection's journey from private to public ownership illuminates issues surrounding the acquisition by a museum of a large personal collection and archive, revealing the transformative effect it has had on both curatorial practice and the ambition of regional public institutions. The W.A. Ismay Collection offers a well-documented example of the valuable contribution collectors can make to the British studio ceramics movement. The publication of this research marks 20 years since the W.A. Ismay Collection moved from private to public ownership and to celebrate that anniversary, an exhibition of the collection will take place at York Art Gallery's Centre of Ceramic Art (CoCA). Exhibition: York Art Gallery's Centre of Ceramic Art, York, UK / York Art Gallery, York, UK (opens 15.10.2021).
Ismay, W. A., 1910-2001
Ismay, W. A., 1910-2001
Art pottery