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Graphic Permutations

Four Cubes
1971 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Glenys Barton is one of a remarkable group of women ceramicists who emerged from the Royal College of Art in London during the 1970s. The group includes Jill Crowley, Alison Britton, Jacqui Poncelet, Carol McNicoll and Elizabeth Fritsch. Barton is the most purely sculptural of any in this group, and was among the first potters of her generation to be solely represented by a 'fine art' gallery. These cubes, which were made in sets of four, were exhibited in the International Ceramics exhibition in 1972 at the V&A, and were awarded a Diploma of Merit by the International Jury. They are cast in bone china (porcelain with added bone ash) and are ground to the required degree of accuracy after the biscuit (initial) firing.

Object details

Category
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 4 parts.

  • Cube
  • Cube
  • Cube
  • Cube
TitleGraphic Permutations (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Bone china, slip-cast, with silk-screened decoration
Brief description
E, SP, BARTON GLENYS, 20
Physical description
Decoration: each cube with a different geometrical pattern in black and yellow
Dimensions
  • Depth: 5.30cm
  • Height: 5.30cm
Marks and inscriptions
Object history
Acquisition details: the potter, London

RF number: 73/1369
Summary
Glenys Barton is one of a remarkable group of women ceramicists who emerged from the Royal College of Art in London during the 1970s. The group includes Jill Crowley, Alison Britton, Jacqui Poncelet, Carol McNicoll and Elizabeth Fritsch. Barton is the most purely sculptural of any in this group, and was among the first potters of her generation to be solely represented by a 'fine art' gallery. These cubes, which were made in sets of four, were exhibited in the International Ceramics exhibition in 1972 at the V&A, and were awarded a Diploma of Merit by the International Jury. They are cast in bone china (porcelain with added bone ash) and are ground to the required degree of accuracy after the biscuit (initial) firing.
Bibliographic references
  • Watson, Oliver. British Studio Pottery : the Victoria and Albert Museum Collection , Oxford : Phaidon, Christie's, in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1990
  • Breward Christopher and Wood, Ghislaine. British design from 1948:Innovation in the Modern Age . London, V&A publishing, 2012. p146. ISBN 978 1 851776740
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.277 to C-1973

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Record createdJanuary 14, 2000
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