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{{Short description|British collector and librarian (1910–2001)}}
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[[File:Thrown vase by Lucie Rie (YORYM-2004.1.100).JPG|thumb|Thrown vase by Lucie Rie in the W.A. Ismay Collection]]
[[File:Thrown vase by Lucie Rie (YORYM-2004.1.100).JPG|thumb|Thrown vase by Lucie Rie in the W.A. Ismay Collection]]
'''William Alfred Ismay''' MBE (10 April 1910 - 13 January 2001) was a librarian, writer and collector in [[Wakefield]], [[West Yorkshire]] known for his significant collection of post-war [[studio pottery]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.hepworthwakefield.org/whatson/coming-soon-matthew-darbyshire-and-the-w.a.-ismay-collection/ |title=Matthew Darbyshire: The W.A. Ismay Collection &#124; What's On &#124; Hepworth Wakefield |first=Dana |last=Schutz |work=hepworthwakefield.org |year=2014 |quote=William Alfred Ismay |accessdate=29 January 2014}}</ref> The collection called the W.A. Ismay Collection was bequeathed to the [[Yorkshire Museum]] and is one of the world's largest collections of 20th century studio pottery.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.ismayons.com/pedigrees/web/family54/pafn06.htm |title=Family 54 - pafn06 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File |first= |last= |work=ismayons.com |year=2012 |accessdate=29 January 2014}}</ref> It includes work by [[Bernard Leach]], [[Hans Coper]]. [[Shoji Hamada]], [[Takeshi Yasuda]] and [[Lucie Rie]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.yorkartgallery.org.uk/Page/ViewCollection.aspx?CollectionId=5 |title=View Collection - York Art Gallery |first= |last= |work=yorkartgallery.org.uk |year=2014 |accessdate=29 January 2014}}</ref>
'''William Alfred Ismay'''<ref>{{cite web|title=Wakefield Civic Society unveils latest plaque to commemorate the life of William Alfred ('Bill') Ismay MBE|url=http://www.wakefieldcivicsociety.org.uk/blog/2014/01/wakefield-civic-society-unveils-latest-plaque-to-commemorate-the-life-of-william-alfred-bill-ismay-mbe|publisher=Wakefield Civic Society|accessdate=27 November 2014|date=16 January 2014}}</ref> {{post-nominals|post-noms=[[Member of the Order of the British Empire|MBE]]}} (10 April 1910 &ndash; 13 January 2001) was a librarian, writer and collector in [[Wakefield]], [[West Yorkshire]] known for his significant collection of post-war [[studio pottery]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.hepworthwakefield.org/whatson/coming-soon-matthew-darbyshire-and-the-w.a.-ismay-collection/ |title=Matthew Darbyshire: The W.A. Ismay Collection &#124; What's On &#124; Hepworth Wakefield |first=Dana |last=Schutz |work=hepworthwakefield.org |year=2014 |quote=William Alfred Ismay |accessdate=29 January 2014}}</ref> The collection called the W.A. Ismay Collection was bequeathed to the [[Yorkshire Museum]] and is one of the world's largest collections of 20th-century studio pottery.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.ismayons.com/pedigrees/web/family54/pafn06.htm |title=Family 54 - pafn06 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File |first= |last= |work=ismayons.com |year=2012 |accessdate=29 January 2014}}</ref> It includes work by [[Bernard Leach]], [[Hans Coper]], [[Shoji Hamada]], [[Takeshi Yasuda]], [[David Leach (potter)|David Leach]] [[Dan Arbeid]] and [[Lucie Rie]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.yorkartgallery.org.uk/Page/ViewCollection.aspx?CollectionId=5 |title=View Collection - York Art Gallery |first= |last= |work=yorkartgallery.org.uk |year=2014 |accessdate=29 January 2014}}</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==
Born in Wakefield, an only child, his father was a trouser presser and his mother a school teacher. He attended [[Wakefield Grammar School]] and studied classics at [[Leeds University]]. Ismay was stationed in India during the Second World War as a signalman in the [[Royal Signals Corps]]<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.ismayons.com/biographies/biographies.html |title=Biographies |first=Emmanuel |last=Cooper |work=ismayons.com |year=2010 |accessdate=29 January 2014}}</ref>
Born in Wakefield, an only child, his father was a trouser presser and his mother a school teacher. He attended [[Wakefield Grammar School]] and studied classics at [[Leeds University]]. Ismay was stationed in India during the Second World War as a signalman in the [[Royal Signals Corps]]<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.ismayons.com/biographies/biographies.html |title=Biographies |first=Emmanuel |last=Cooper |work=ismayons.com |year=2010 |accessdate=29 January 2014}}</ref>


From 1955 Ismay collected 3,600 pots from 500 makers.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.craftscouncil.org.uk/whats-on/view/matthew-darbyshire-the-wa-ismay-collection |title=Matthew Darbyshire: The W.A. Ismay Collection / What's On / Crafts Council |first= |last= |work=craftscouncil.org.uk |year=2014 |accessdate=29 January 2014}}</ref> By the time of his retirement in 1975 he was head librarian at Hemsworth Library. In 2014 a [[Blue plaque]] was unveiled in his honour.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.hemsworthandsouthelmsallexpress.co.uk/news/local-news/blue-plaque-to-honour-pottery-collector-1-6374128 |title=Blue plaque to honour pottery collector - Hemsworth and South Elmsall Express |first= |last= |work=hemsworthandsouthelmsallexpress.co.uk |year=2014 |quote=he became a librarian |accessdate=29 January 2014}}</ref>
From 1955 Ismay collected 3,600 pots from 500 makers.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.craftscouncil.org.uk/whats-on/view/matthew-darbyshire-the-wa-ismay-collection |title=Matthew Darbyshire: The W.A. Ismay Collection / What's On / Crafts Council |first= |last= |work=craftscouncil.org.uk |year=2014 |accessdate=29 January 2014}}</ref> By the time of his retirement in 1975 he was head librarian at Hemsworth Library. In 2014 a [[blue plaque]] was unveiled in his honour.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.hemsworthandsouthelmsallexpress.co.uk/news/local-news/blue-plaque-to-honour-pottery-collector-1-6374128 |title=Blue plaque to honour pottery collector - Hemsworth and South Elmsall Express |first= |last= |work=hemsworthandsouthelmsallexpress.co.uk |year=2014 |quote=he became a librarian |accessdate=29 January 2014}}</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery mode="packed-hover" heights="180">
File:Hand-Built decorative tile by Bernard Leach (YORYM-2004.1.8).JPG|Hand-Built decorative tile by [[Bernard Leach]].
File:Thrown, Slip Trailed Bowl by Takeshi Yasuda (YORYM-2004.1.1534).JPG|Thrown, Slip Trailed Bowl by [[Takeshi Yasuda]]
File:Thrown Bowl by Michael Ambrose Cardew (YORYM-2004.1.766).JPG|Thrown Bowl by [[Michael Cardew]]
File:Thrown jug by Michael Casson (YORYM-2004.1.84).JPG|Thrown jug by [[Michael Casson]]
File:Thrown plate by Seth Cardew (YORYM-2004.1.897).JPG|Thrown plate by [[Seth Cardew]]
File:Thrown, Combed tea bowl by Shoji Hamada (YORYM-2004.1.1957) (cropped).JPG|Thrown, Combed tea bowl by [[Shoji Hamada]]
File:Thrown, Altered, Salt Glazed teapot by Walter Keeler (YORYM-2004.1.1882).JPG|Thrown, Altered, Salt Glazed teapot by [[Walter Keeler (studio potter)|Walter Keeler]].
File:Thrown, Altered jug by Colin Pearson (YORYM-2004.1.1419).JPG|Thrown, Altered jug by [[Colin Pearson (potter)|Colin Pearson]]
File:Thrown, Salt Glazed lidded box by Jane Hamlyn (YORYM-2004.1.923).JPG|Thrown, salt glazed lidded box by [[Jane Hamlyn]]
File:Thrown Bowl by William Staite Murray (YORYM-2004.1.933).JPG|Thrown Bowl by [[William Staite Murray]]
File:Thrown, Fluted jar by Katharine Pleydell-Bouverie (YORYM-2004.1.2065).JPG|Thrown, Fluted jar by [[Katherine Pleydell-Bouverie]]
</gallery>

==References==
==References==
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==External links==
*[https://artsandculture.google.com/story/HAWRxlzaqA0A8A Official website]

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Latest revision as of 23:45, 9 June 2024

Thrown vase by Lucie Rie in the W.A. Ismay Collection

William Alfred Ismay[1] MBE (10 April 1910 – 13 January 2001) was a librarian, writer and collector in Wakefield, West Yorkshire known for his significant collection of post-war studio pottery.[2] The collection called the W.A. Ismay Collection was bequeathed to the Yorkshire Museum and is one of the world's largest collections of 20th-century studio pottery.[3] It includes work by Bernard Leach, Hans Coper, Shoji Hamada, Takeshi Yasuda, David Leach Dan Arbeid and Lucie Rie.[4]

Early life

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Born in Wakefield, an only child, his father was a trouser presser and his mother a school teacher. He attended Wakefield Grammar School and studied classics at Leeds University. Ismay was stationed in India during the Second World War as a signalman in the Royal Signals Corps[5]

From 1955 Ismay collected 3,600 pots from 500 makers.[6] By the time of his retirement in 1975 he was head librarian at Hemsworth Library. In 2014 a blue plaque was unveiled in his honour.[7]

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References

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  1. ^ "Wakefield Civic Society unveils latest plaque to commemorate the life of William Alfred ('Bill') Ismay MBE". Wakefield Civic Society. 16 January 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  2. ^ Schutz, Dana (2014). "Matthew Darbyshire: The W.A. Ismay Collection | What's On | Hepworth Wakefield". hepworthwakefield.org. Retrieved 29 January 2014. William Alfred Ismay
  3. ^ "Family 54 - pafn06 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File". ismayons.com. 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  4. ^ "View Collection - York Art Gallery". yorkartgallery.org.uk. 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  5. ^ Cooper, Emmanuel (2010). "Biographies". ismayons.com. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  6. ^ "Matthew Darbyshire: The W.A. Ismay Collection / What's On / Crafts Council". craftscouncil.org.uk. 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  7. ^ "Blue plaque to honour pottery collector - Hemsworth and South Elmsall Express". hemsworthandsouthelmsallexpress.co.uk. 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2014. he became a librarian
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