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1840 - 1907. Known for: Decorative ceramics, arts and crafts, teaching.
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British ceramist John Bennett is celebrated for his decorative works with natural motifs and painterly flair, as well as for his role in introducing the Aesthetic Movement to an American audience.... Read full biography
British ceramist John Bennett is celebrated for his decorative works with natural motifs and painterly flair, as well as for his role in introducing the Aesthetic Movement to an American audience. Born in 1840, Bennett trained in Staffordshire and, in the early 1870s, joined London’s Doulton & Co.,... Read full biography
British ceramist John Bennett is celebrated for his decorative works with natural motifs and painterly flair, as well as for his role in introducing the Aesthetic Movement to an American audience. Born in 1840, Bennett trained in Staffordshire and, in the early 1870s, joined London’s Doulton & Co., where he served as director of the Faience Department. In this role, Bennett led an initiative to teach women his unique under-glazing technique. According to the Brooklyn Museum, “This allowed women... Read full biography
British ceramist John Bennett is celebrated for his decorative works with natural motifs and painterly flair, as well as for his role in introducing the Aesthetic Movement to an American audience. Born in 1840, Bennett trained in Staffordshire and, in the early 1870s, joined London’s Doulton & Co., where he served as director of the Faience Department. In this role, Bennett led an initiative to teach women his unique under-glazing technique. According to the Brooklyn Museum, “This allowed women to gain a degree of economic independence in an era when they could not vote or readily own property.” Works created with Bennett’s decorative glazing method were exhibited at the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition of 1876, where they received ample... Read full biography
British ceramist John Bennett is celebrated for his decorative works with natural motifs and painterly flair, as well as for his role in introducing the Aesthetic Movement to an American audience. Born in 1840, Bennett trained in Staffordshire and, in the early 1870s, joined London’s Doulton & Co., where he served as director of the Faience Department. In this role, Bennett led an initiative to teach women his unique under-glazing technique. According to the Brooklyn Museum, “This allowed women to gain a degree of economic independence in an era when they could not vote or readily own property.” Works created with Bennett’s decorative glazing method were exhibited at the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition of 1876, where they received ample praise. Encouraged by this success, Bennett immigrated to New York City a year later in 1877, where he launched his own ceramics b... Read full biography
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