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The Collection of a Discerning Academic

The Collection of a Discerning Academic

Monnow Valley Arts - 2009 - The Collection of a Discerning Academic

The Monnow Valley Arts Centre is a little gem tucked away in the Welsh borderland near Abergavenny :difficult to find but well worth the effort. Their Autumn 2009 exhibition features 64 pots from the collection of an anonymous academic including works by a number of major potters including Bernard Leach, William Staite-Murray, Lucie Rie and Hans Coper.





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William Staite-Murray, Katharine Pleydell-Bouverie, Andrew Crouch, Waistel Cooper, Hamada

William Staite-Murray, Katharine Pleydell-Bouverie, Andrew Crouch, Waistel Cooper, Hamada

John Ward, William Staite-Murray, Charles Vyse (2), David Leach and Emmanuel Cooper

John Ward, William Staite-Murray, Charles Vyse (2), David Leach and Emmanuel Cooper

Tall black Hans Coper vase surrounded by Lucie Rie pots

Tall black Hans Coper vase surrounded by Lucie Rie pots

Foreground pots by David Leach, John Ward and Richard Batterham

Foreground pots by David Leach, John Ward and Richard Batterham

Hans Coper bottle with disk shaped rim surrounded by Lucie Rie pots

Hans Coper bottle with disk shaped rim surrounded by Lucie Rie pots

Bernard Leach vase with fish decoration surrounded by William Staite-Murray pots

Bernard Leach vase with fish decoration surrounded by William Staite-Murray pots

John Maltby, ???, Bernard Leach, ???, Jennifer Lee and Alan Caiger-Smith

John Maltby, ???, Bernard Leach, ???, Jennifer Lee and Alan Caiger-Smith

Bottom row - Norah Braden, Joanna Constantinides and Reginald Well

Bottom row - Norah Braden, Joanna Constantinides and Reginald Well

Left to Right - Lucie Rie(2), Edmund de Waal, William Marshall, Janet Leach, Lucie Rie

Left to Right - Lucie Rie(2), Edmund de Waal, William Marshall, Janet Leach, Lucie Rie

Large pots in foreground by David Leach(2), John Ward and Richard Batterham

Large pots in foreground by David Leach(2), John Ward and Richard Batterham

Hans Coper and Lucie Rie

Hans Coper and Lucie Rie

Jim Malone and Ray Finch

Jim Malone and Ray Finch

Large pots in foreground by David Leach(2), John Ward and Richard Batterham

Large pots in foreground by David Leach(2), John Ward and Richard Batterham

David Leach

David Leach