Dan Arbeid

Dan Arbeid (2 April 1928 - 19 September 2010) was an English studio potter, considered innovative with a radical use of handbuilding techniques.[1]

Coiled pot by Dan Arbeid

Early life and education

Arbeid was born into a secular Jewish family in Stepney, East London. Having left school in 1942 he worked as a tailor for thirteen years.[2] Looking for a change in direction, Arbeid travelled to Israel where he stayed on a kibbutz before moving to Beersheba to join the Harsa Pottery ceramic art department working with Nehemia Azaz.[3] In 1957 he became a pottery technician at Central School of Art and Design,[4] and later lectured there and at Camberwell College of Arts.[2]

Career

Arbeid was the subject of a film directed by Mike Dibb "Dan Arbeid, Potter" in 1971.[5] His work was exhibited at the Primavera Gallery and is also featured in the William Alfred Ismay collection[6] and the Victoria and Albert Museum.[7]

References
  1. "Dan Arbeid | The Times". thetimes.co.uk. 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  2. "Dan Arbeid". studiopottery.com. 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2015. left school in 1942
  3. Christian, Andy (June 2012). "Dan Arbeid - A Retrospective". Ceramic Art and Perception (88): 107.
  4. Cooper, Emmanuel (2015). "Dan Arbeid obituary | Art and design | The Guardian". theguardian.com. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  5. "CAREER and FILM CHRONOLOGY". mikedibb.co.uk. 2008. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  6. "W. A. Ismay - Collector & Connoisseur of Studio Ceramics - Google Cultural Institute". google.com. 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  7. "Pin pot | Arbeid, Dan | V&A Search the Collections". collections.vam.ac.uk. 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
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