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LEWIS, Marion
- Born
- ?, Poland, 1910
- Died
- ?, ?
- Biography synopsis
- Marion Lewis lived in Hamilton, Ontario on arriving in Canada in 1920 from Poland. She studied at Central Technical School (Toronto) under Elizabeth Wynn Wood and Mrs. Peter Haworth. In 1957 Lewis and four other women established one of the first co-operative studios in Toronto known as Five Potters; they were active in the 1960s and 1970s. She was recognized for the sculptural quality of her work and groupings of figures. Lewis collaborated on a mural for the Peel County Court House in Brampton, Ontario as well as other commissions in Ontario. She often exhibited in the annual Canadian Guild of Potters shows in Toronto or Montreal, as well as various exhibitions in the United States and Canada. In 1962, she and the other members of Five Potters were accepted for the Prague Ceramique International exhibition, where Lewis won a gold medal for sculpted stoneware. She also won awards at the Canadian Ceramics 65 and 67 exhibitions. Her work is held in the Musee nationale des beaux arts du Quebec.
- Media used
- Pottery
- Sculpture
- Education
- Central Technical School, Toronto
- File & Archive locations
- National Gallery of Canada, ON - Library and Archives
- University of British Columbia - Fine Arts Library
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
Writings about- "New Trend in Shapes of Pottery." The Globe and Mail 03 June 1967: 13
- Bunt, Herbert. "Ontario Crafts Council Exhibition (review)." Craftsman 3.4 (Aug. 1978): 11-12
- Crawford, Gail. A Fine Line: Studio Crafts in Ontario from 1930 to the Present Toronto: Dundurn Press, 1998
- James, Mary. "CNE Handicrafts of High Calibre." the Globe and Mail 03 Sept. 1955: 12
- Lewis, Linda. "FOREWORDS: How Five Potters have integrated Form and Function for nearly Four Decades." The Globe and Mail 21 Nov 1996: 8
- MacDonald, Colin S. The Dictionary of Canadian Artists. (Volumes 1-8 by Colin S. MacDonald, and volume 9 by Anne Newlands and Judith Parker) Ottawa: National Gallery of Canada, 2009
- McCarthy, Pearl. "Art and Artists: Better CNE Ideal is an Omen in National Gallery's Destiny." The Globe an Mail 01 Sept. 1956: 16
- Simmons, Renee. "Five Potters joined Forces 25 Years Ago." The Globe and Mail 25 Nov 1982: 12
