May Davis

May Beatrice Davis (née Scott, 30 March 1914 – 13 January 1995) was an English-New Zealand potter.[1]

May Beatrice Davis
Born
May Beatrice Scott

30 March 1914
Manchester, England
Died13 January 1995
NationalityEnglish
EducationLeach Pottery, Cornwall
Known forPottery
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1938)​

Biography

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

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]

References
  1. Blumhardt, Doreen (1981). Craft New Zealand: The art of the craftsman. Auckland: A.H. & A.W. Reed. p. 220. ISBN 0589013432. Archived from the original on 30 November 2014.
  2. "Register of persons granted New Zealand citizenship 1969–1977". Ancestry.com. 2010. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  3. "May Davis". Philoliver. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  4. "May DAVIS". Cornwall Artists Index. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  5. Cape, Peter (1969). Artists and Craftsmen in New Zealand. Auckland, London: Collins. pp. 37–39. Archived from the original on 30 November 2014.
  6. "Nelson Pottery". The Prow. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  7. "Harry and May DAVIS". Prifysgol Aberystwyth University Ceramic Collection and Archive. Archived from the original on 11 December 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  8. "Untitled [Harry and May Davis, Crewenna Pottery dish]". Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Retrieved 4 December 2014.


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