Author: Peggy Kerner

Norman Wilson at Wedgwood

On Sunday, March 12, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. EST, the WSB will host via video-conferencing, “Norman Wilson (1902-1985) at Wedgwood”, presented by V&A Wedgwood Collection Assistant Curator, Rebecca Klarner. She will be speaking about the impact of Wilson’s manufacturing improvements, the many great creations he enabled as Wedgwood’s Works Manager, and not to forget his mesmerizing ‘Unique Wares’.

Rebecca graduated with an MA in Art History from Cologne University after writing her dissertation on German copies of Wedgwood’s Jasperware. With her knowledge as a fully-trained goldsmith/jeweler, she specialized in the decorative arts and began her employment at the V&A Wedgwood Collection (then Wedgwood Museum) in 2015. Currently Rebecca is a part-time PhD student at the University of Leeds in collaboration with the V&A, where she is researching Wedgwood’s influence on ‘good design’ in the 20th century.

If you are not a member and wish to enjoy this and future meetings and newsletters, we welcome you to join the WSB. Visit our website and the Become a Member page.

On Sunday, January 15, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. EST, the WSB will host via video-conferencing, “My Works at Wedgwood and Beyond: A Discussion with Dale Bowen”. Dale, a Staffordshire native, is a former Wedgwood master potter and specialist artist, most known for his sgraffito, slip painting, and pate-sur-pate style pottery. Currently, following his departure from Wedgwood in 2009, Dale operates his own studio creating works in ceramics and other media. This casual presentation will feature some of his works not only for the Wedgwood brand, but special commissions as well.   

Normally the WSB Zoom lectures are members-only events. But this special one will be open to the public so that Dale’s many followers from Great Britain and beyond may enjoy such participation. Here is the Zoom link to join this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2251634142?pwd=V3gyVEJpdGdqd0l0MXNyRlhVbG1LQT09

If you are not a member and wish to enjoy future meetings and newsletters, we welcome you to join the WSB. Visit the website and the Become a Member page.

On Sunday, November 13, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. EST, the WSB will host a video-conferenced lecture, “A Love Affair with Wedgwood Through the Generations,”presented by Liz Collins, WSB Vice President. It’s a personal story of how Liz’s grandparents, Captain Edward and Anne Holdstock, and her parents, John and Catherine Collins, acquired their collections and spurred the interest for future generations. Highlights will be Wedgwood organizations they participated with and personal letters about Wedgwood buttons and pottery from different periods.

This is a members-only event. A week or two prior to the lecture, the Zoom link will be emailed to WSB members, as well as be posted in the Members Zone page of the website. If you are not a member, we welcome you to join the WSB. Visit the Become a Member page.

It’s been 2 1/2 years since the WSB met “in-person”. While the lectures over this period have been delivered and enjoyed by participants via Zoom, most Wedgwoodians are eager to return to a live venue. So, please join us for the opening of the 2022-23 season with the annual “Bits & Pieces” session, to be held on Sunday, September 18, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. EDT, at the Dedham Museum and Archives, Dedham, MA.

For this popular show and tell format, attendees bring one or two of their favorite or recently acquired Wedgwood objects for presentation and discussion for the audience to enjoy and expand their knowledge. Please mark your calendars and join us in September! This event is open to the public.

Members, please visit the Members Zone for the Zoom link to be posted a week prior to the meeting. If you are not a member, we welcome you to join the WSB. Visit the Become a Member page.