Osborne, Leonard
Item
Maker Name
Osborne, Leonard
Studio name
Osborne Pottery Studio
Marks
Biography
Osborne, an aeronautical engineer, came to Canada in 1937. He studied pottery with Carlton Ball and Rex Mason at UBC in the mid 50s and established studios in West Vancouver and Saanich (near Victoria). He subsequently had a distinguished pottery career, exhibiting locally, nationally and internationally. For more details see vanartgallery
First name
Leonard
Last name
Osborne
Career dates (start and end)
1955
Date of Birth
1911
Date of Death
2004
Place of Birth
Coventry, England
Place of Death
Studio location
Formal Education
Major Exhibitions
see vanartgallery link
Collections
AGGV
Tag
Links to Further Resources
The Modern Eye, Craft and Design in Canada 1940-1980 catalogue, AGGV, 2011
Back to the Land catalogue, Diane Carr, AGGV, 2013
Modern in the Making Post-War Craft and Design in BC catalogue, VAG 2020
Source
Debra E. Sloan and Allan Collier
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