Dan Arbeid (2 April 1928 - 19 September 2010) was an English studio potter, considered innovative with a radical use of hand-building techniques.1
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 collection6 and the Victoria and Albert Museum.7
References
References
- "Dan Arbeid | The Times". thetimes.co.uk. 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- "Dan Arbeid". studiopottery.com. 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
left school in 1942
- Christian, Andy (June 2012). "Dan Arbeid - A Retrospective". Ceramic Art and Perception (88): 107.
- Cooper, Emmanuel (2015). "Dan Arbeid obituary | Art and design | The Guardian". theguardian.com. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- "CAREER and FILM CHRONOLOGY". mikedibb.co.uk. 2008. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- "W. A. Ismay - Collector & Connoisseur of Studio Ceramics - Google Cultural Institute". google.com. 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- "Pin pot | Arbeid, Dan | V&A Search the Collections". collections.vam.ac.uk. 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2015.