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Elizabeth Fritsch (1940-) was born in Wales. Since
the 1970s she has been one of the leading figures in British ceramics.
She makes handbuilt vessel forms with strong architectonic qualities,
which she prefers to show in subtly arranged groups designed to
highlight the geometric shapes and decoration. She studied harp
and piano at the Royal Academy of Music (1958-1964) but eventually
took up ceramics working under Hans Coper at the Royal College of
Art (1968-1971). She was one of a group of outstanding women ceramicists
who emerged from the RCA in that period. Her ceramic vessels are
carefully coil-built stoneware smoothed and refined into sharply
profiled shapes. They are decorated with dry matt slips, in colours
unusual for ceramics; the early work uses pale colours, then for
a number of years she used stronger blues and green and more recently
she has turned to monochrome forms. Although not a prolific artist
she has had a number of significant one-person shows over the years
and in 1996 was a finalist for the Jerwood Prize for Ceramics. Her
work is represented in major collections in Britain and abroad and
she is one of the most highly valued contemporary ceramic artists.
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