William Alfred Ismay
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William Alfred Ismay[1] MBE (10 April 1910 – 13 January 2001) was a librarian, writer and collector in Wakefield, West Yorkshire known for his significant collection of post-war studio pottery.[2] The collection called the W.A. Ismay Collection was bequeathed to the Yorkshire Museum and is one of the world's largest collections of 20th-century studio pottery.[3] It includes work by Bernard Leach, Hans Coper, Shoji Hamada, Takeshi Yasuda, David Leach Dan Arbeid and Lucie Rie.[4]
Life
[edit | edit source]Ismay was born in Wakefield, an only child; his father was a trouser presser and his mother a school teacher. He attended Wakefield Grammar School and studied classics at Leeds University. He was stationed in India during the Second World War as a signalman in the Royal Signals Corps[5]
From 1955 Ismay collected 3,600 pots from 500 makers.[6] By the time of his retirement in 1975 he was head librarian at Hemsworth Library. In 2014 a blue plaque was unveiled in his honour.[7]
Gallery
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Hand-Built decorative tile by Bernard Leach.
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Thrown, Slip Trailed Bowl by Takeshi Yasuda
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Thrown Bowl by Michael Cardew
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Thrown jug by Michael Casson
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Thrown plate by Seth Cardew
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Thrown, Combed tea bowl by Shoji Hamada
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Thrown, Altered, Salt Glazed teapot by Walter Keeler.
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Thrown, Altered jug by Colin Pearson
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Thrown, salt glazed lidded box by Jane Hamlyn
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Thrown Bowl by William Staite Murray
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Thrown, Fluted jar by Katherine Pleydell-Bouverie
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External links
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