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Bernard Leach |
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Bernard Leach was born and brought up in the Far East. At the age of 10 he was sent to England to be educated and in 1903 he persuaded his father to allow him to study at the Slade School of Art. Bernard returned to Japan in 1909 where he intended to make a living teaching etching. In 1920 Leach made plans to return to England. These plans included Shoji Hamada, who had followed Leach's work through numerous exhibitions. He continued his studies in glaze chemistry at the Ceramic Institute in Kyoto, but had become more dissatisfied with the prospect of a potters life in Japan. In contrast Leach's life seemed to be exciting and so it was decided that Hamada would go to England with Leach. With failing eyesight Bernard gave up his work in 1974, and died in 1979 at the age of 92. |
