When
Monday 26 August 2024, 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm
Clarice Cliff (1899-1972): The Doyenne of Art Deco
Watchers of Antiques Roadshow all know the ceramic work of Clarice Cliff. But what do we know of her?
Clarice Cliff’s work, inventiveness and ability to catch the zeitgeist is still admired a century after her bold 'Bizarre' wares were launched in 1927. Born in 1899, she was a working professional at the time women began to break through barriers in the art world and the pottery industry offered female artists opportunities to excel. Cliff's talents were recognised when she was still a teenager and she went on to produce designs that keyed into cutting-edge Art Deco trends, setting the bar for ceramics as a commercial art form.
Speaker Viv Lawes is an art historian, art market analyst, curator and writer.
Meet and talk with her at a recepetion following the lecture.