| Description | Correspondence and other records primarily regarding Bernard Leach. Subjects include: an exhibition by Jane (Sylvia) Fox-Strangways; invitation to visit Dartington Hall to Jane (Sylvia) Fox-Strangways, Bernard Leach, Shoji Hamada, and M Yanagi; Jane (Sylvia) Fox-Strangways qualities as crafts teacher and appointment as resident potter at Dartington Hall; the purchase of pottery by Bernard Leach including a tea set and arrangements for its delivery to Dartington Hall; the design and management of the first art studio at Dartington Hall and a Department of Pottery and Design; M Yanagi praise of the work of Bernard Leach mentioning Bernard Leach's arranged visit to Japan and the possibility of Bernard Leach collecting specimens of Eastern Arts and Crafts for Leonard Elmhirst; and the activities of Michael Cardew.
Correspondents include: Leonard Elmhirst; Bernard Leach; Dorothy Elmhirst; Shoji Hamada; M Yanagi; and C Epton.
Additional material includes: Reports by Jane (Sylvia) Fox-Strangways including 'Department of Pottery and Design' and 'First Art Studio'; a statement of 'Aims' for the Penwith Society of Arts in Cornwall; and a printed Handworkers' pamphlet by Bernard Leach 'A Potter's Outlook'. |