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A pioneer potter : an autobiography

by Michael Cardew

This autobiography records the career of a formative English potter, detailing the development of twentieth-century ceramics and artistic philosophy. It includes an account of work and achievements within West African pottery traditions.

Accession 19183 ISBN 0004122887 Publisher Collins
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