May Davis
May Beatrice Davis | |
|---|---|
| Born | May Beatrice Scott 30 March 1914 Manchester, England |
| Died | 13 January 1995 (aged 80) |
| Education | Leach Pottery, Cornwall |
| Known for | Pottery |
| Spouse | |
May Beatrice Davis (née Scott, 30 March 1914 – 13 January 1995) was an English-New Zealand potter.[1]
Biography
[edit | edit source]Born in Manchester, Lancashire, England in 1914,[2] Davis studied at Salford Art School and was taught basic pottery skills by Muriel Bell.[3] In 1936 she began working at Leach Pottery in Cornwall under David Leach, where she met Harry Davis.[4] They married in London in 1938, and she joined him in Ghana, where he was employed by Crown Agents for the Colonies as Head of Art at Achimota College, Accra.[1][4] In 1946, they established the Crowan Pottery in Cornwall.[5]
They moved to Nelson, New Zealand, in 1962 and set up the Crewenna Pottery in nearby Wakapuaka.[6] Between 1972 and 1979 they lived in Izcuchaca District, Peru, establishing a pottery workshop in a small community as part of an aid project.[7] They returned to New Zealand in 1979.
Collections
[edit | edit source]Their work is included in the collection of Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and the ceramic collection of Prifysgol Aberystwyth University in Wales.[8]
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