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Welcoming the Chinese new year of the pig
5 February 2019 by Ann
Happy Chinese New Year!
As we say farewell to the year of the dog and welcome the year of the pig we are looking forward to our annual celebrations at the gallery. Did you know we have two galleries dedicated to Lord Lever’s Chinese ceramics which highlight his collection of 17th and 18th century porcelain which dates back to the 2nd century BCE ? Read more…
Paul Scott’s ceramics inspired by Liverpool’s past
19 November 2015 by Felicity
Toxteth Park, Herculaneum, and Liver Birds (2014) by Paul Scott
The Walker Art Gallery’s Craft and Design Gallery is an impressive place to be, with ceramics, glass, metalwork, jewellery, furniture and even musical instruments on display; together covering some three hundred years of design history.
No wonder then, that internationally-renowned ceramic artist Paul Scott found ample inspiration from these collections when he visited! So much so, that it inspired him to create a piece that is on show until 28 March 2016 as part of a display in room 13 here at the Walker. Read more…
One family’s love of ceramics
11 February 2015 by Lynn
Pamela and Len Ratoff
Ben Jones, Assistant Curator of Decorative Arts, shares his experience of working with this unique family collection of studio ceramics.
We were privileged last year to receive a large donation of wonderful material from the Ratoff family. The Ratoffs, Len and Pamela, were both active members of the Liverpool medical community, Len being a Doctor and Pamela, the Senior Social worker and head of department at the Royal Liverpool Hospital. Throughout their working lives they indulged a love of ceramics, buying from a great number of North Welsh artists in easy reach of their then home in Llangwm, Gwynedd.
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