The Studio Works of Deirdre Burnett (1939-2022) Two bowls, second half 20th century Glazed earthenware Unsigned Larger 8.7cm high, 21.2cm diameter (2) (ARR) Provenance Estate of the artist Footnote Deirdre Burnett graduated from Camberwell School of Art & Design in 1967, where she was heavily influenced by visiting lecturers Hans Coper & Lucie Rie. Her work was included in the 2020 exhibition 'Hans Coper, Lucie Rie & Pupils', Oxford Ceramics Gallery, Oxford, and the 1990 exhibition 'Lucie Rie, Hans Coper & their pupils', Sainsbury Centre, & Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. Burnett's work has been held at the Victoria & Albert Museum, London and the MOMA, New York, as well as in numerous private and prestigious collections worldwide. Deirdre Burnett was a Fellow of the Craft Potters Association and a member of Contemporary Applied Arts.

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