Webb, (nee Weir), Gertrude
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Maker Name
Webb, (nee Weir), Gertrude
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Biography
A graduate from the Vancouver School of Art, Gertrude Weir also attended ceramic workshops in Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, London (UK) and New York (Alfred). Her work ranged from figurines to free-form plates and wheel thrown vessels which she produced in her home studio, which by 1952 was equipped with a kiln and 2 potter's wheels. She was one of 11 BC potters mentioned in "Pottery in Canada" (Canadian Geographical Journal, February, 1944) and was featured in Western Homes and Living magazine (Dec, 1952)
First name
Gertrude
Last name
Weir
Career dates (start and end)
1940
Date of Birth
1919
Date of Death
2000
Place of Birth
Vancouver, British Columbia
Place of Death
Studio location
Formal Education
Major Exhibitions
Canadian Handicrafts Guild exhibition, Montreal, 1940
BC Artists exhibitions, Vancouver Art Gallery, 1943, 1946, 1948, 1949.
Ceramic National, Syracuse, New York, 1946-47
Design for Living, Vancouver Art Gallery, 1949
Ceramics, Textiles and Furniture, Vancouver Art Gallery, 1951 and 1952
Links to Further Resources
Achieving the Modern, Canadian Abstract Painting and Design in the 1950s exhibition catalogue, WAG, 1993
Modern in the Making Post-War Craft and Design in BC catalogue, VAG 2020
Source
Allan Collier
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