Sculpture
Classification(s):
Pottery
Date: c.1951 - 1976
Designer: Beate Kuhn (German, born 1927)
Dimensions:
370 × 160 mm (37 × 16 cm)
Medium: Ceramic
Object number: P1296A
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DescriptionGlazed ceramic sculpture, built from a tower of pod-like chambers, made by Beate Kuhn. The glaze is marbled red and blue. Possibly purchased from The Primavera Gallery, London.
There are 2 paper labels to the sculpture, one reads “Beate Kuhn ex-Primavera”. The second reads “P1296A B. Kuhn”. The potters signature, a spiral, is incised to the base.
There are 2 paper labels to the sculpture, one reads “Beate Kuhn ex-Primavera”. The second reads “P1296A B. Kuhn”. The potters signature, a spiral, is incised to the base.
ProvenanceThis object was originally acquired for the Inner London Education Authority’s (ILEA) ‘Circulating Design Scheme’ collection.
The collection was instigated by the London Country Council (later the Greater London Council) and the Council of Industrial Design (COID). The collection’s original purpose was concerned with the teaching and dissemination of modern, ‘good design’.
The collection was established in 1951/52 as the ‘Experiment in Design Appreciation’, later renamed the ‘Circulating Design Scheme’.
The Circulating Design Scheme lent boxed showcases to London schools. The showcases contained handling objects, material samples and interpretation on a specific subject.
COID withdrew its involvement in the Scheme in 1957. After which time, it was managed exclusively by the London County Council from 1957-1963.
After the administrative restructuring of London authorities, the Scheme was jointly managed by the Greater London Council and the Inner London Education Authority (ILEA) from 1963 – 1976.
The Scheme was operational until 1976 when the collections were withdrawn from circulation. ILEA was abolished in the late 1980s and the collection was donated to Camberwell College of Arts in 1989/90.
ILEA was responsible for secondary and tertiary education in the inner London boroughs, this included Camberwell.
The collection was instigated by the London Country Council (later the Greater London Council) and the Council of Industrial Design (COID). The collection’s original purpose was concerned with the teaching and dissemination of modern, ‘good design’.
The collection was established in 1951/52 as the ‘Experiment in Design Appreciation’, later renamed the ‘Circulating Design Scheme’.
The Circulating Design Scheme lent boxed showcases to London schools. The showcases contained handling objects, material samples and interpretation on a specific subject.
COID withdrew its involvement in the Scheme in 1957. After which time, it was managed exclusively by the London County Council from 1957-1963.
After the administrative restructuring of London authorities, the Scheme was jointly managed by the Greater London Council and the Inner London Education Authority (ILEA) from 1963 – 1976.
The Scheme was operational until 1976 when the collections were withdrawn from circulation. ILEA was abolished in the late 1980s and the collection was donated to Camberwell College of Arts in 1989/90.
ILEA was responsible for secondary and tertiary education in the inner London boroughs, this included Camberwell.
NotesBeate Kuhn shared a pottery studio with fellow German potter Karl Scheid, and worked as an assistant for Rosenthal porcelain factory’s studio line. Kuhn exhibited at Henry Rothschild’s Primavera Gallery in 1968, as part of the ‘German Potters’ group exhibition. Kuhn is known for her organic, structural forms.
