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Adams, John [1882-1953. UK. Ceramist]
Adams, John [1882-1953. UK. Ceramist]
John Adams was born in the Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England in 1882 and studied at the Stoke School of Art. After employment in a tile works he joined the studio of the potter Bernard Moore. In 1909 he was awarded a scholarship to study at the Royal College of Art in London
He taught at the Royal College of Art (1912-14), and at Durban Technical College in Durban, South Africa (1914-19), where he was Head of the School of Art. He returned to England in 1919 and in 1921, with Harold Stabler and Cyril Carter, established the ceramics manufacturing business Carter, Stabler & Adams in Poole, Dorset. Adams accepted the position of managing director of the company which he held until 1949. He died in 1953.
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He taught at the Royal College of Art (1912-14), and at Durban Technical College in Durban, South Africa (1914-19), where he was Head of the School of Art. He returned to England in 1919 and in 1921, with Harold Stabler and Cyril Carter, established the ceramics manufacturing business Carter, Stabler & Adams in Poole, Dorset. Adams accepted the position of managing director of the company which he held until 1949. He died in 1953.
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‘Springbok’ A pair of Poole Pottery Bookends, 1926, designed by John Adams,
Bibliography
1. Casey, Andrew. 20th century ceramic designers in Britain. Woodbridge, England: Antique Collectors’ Club, 2001
2. Casey, Andrew. Art Deco ceramics in Britain Woodbridge, England: Antique Collectors’ Club, 2008
3. Poole Pottery: Carter & Company and their successors. Edited by Leslie Hayward and Paul Atterbury. Shepton Beauchamp, England: Richard Dennis, 1995
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5. Thirties: British art and design before the war. London: Arts Council of Great Britain, 1979 [Catalogue of an exhibition at the Hayward Gallery, London, 25 October-13 January 1979]
1. Casey, Andrew. 20th century ceramic designers in Britain. Woodbridge, England: Antique Collectors’ Club, 2001
2. Casey, Andrew. Art Deco ceramics in Britain Woodbridge, England: Antique Collectors’ Club, 2008
3. Poole Pottery: Carter & Company and their successors. Edited by Leslie Hayward and Paul Atterbury. Shepton Beauchamp, England: Richard Dennis, 1995
4. Spours, Judy. Art Deco tableware: British domestic ceramics 1925-1939 London: Studio vista, 1988
5. Thirties: British art and design before the war. London: Arts Council of Great Britain, 1979 [Catalogue of an exhibition at the Hayward Gallery, London, 25 October-13 January 1979]
