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'''William Alfred Ismay''' or '''Bill 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 – 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 | What's On | 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]] 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''' or '''Bill 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 – 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 | What's On | 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> |
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==Early life== |
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Revision as of 23:28, 4 December 2015
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William Alfred Ismay or Bill 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
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]
Gallery
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Hand-Built decorative tile by Bernard Leach. -
Thrown, Slip Trailed Bowl by Takeshi Yasuda -
Thrown Bowl by Michael Cardew -
Thrown jug by Michael Casson -
Thrown plate by Seth Cardew -
Thrown, Combed tea bowl by Shoji Hamada -
Thrown, Altered, Salt Glazed teapot by Walter Keeler. -
Thrown, Altered jug by Colin Pearson -
Thrown, salt glazed lidded box by Jane Hamlyn -
Thrown Bowl by William Staite Murray -
Thrown, Fluted jar by Katherine Pleydell-Bouverie
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References
- ^ "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.
- ^ Schutz, Dana (2014). "Matthew Darbyshire: The W.A. Ismay Collection | What's On | Hepworth Wakefield". hepworthwakefield.org. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
William Alfred Ismay
- ^ "Family 54 - pafn06 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File". ismayons.com. 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
- ^ "View Collection - York Art Gallery". yorkartgallery.org.uk. 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
- ^ Cooper, Emmanuel (2010). "Biographies". ismayons.com. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
- ^ "Matthew Darbyshire: The W.A. Ismay Collection / What's On / Crafts Council". craftscouncil.org.uk. 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
- ^ "Blue plaque to honour pottery collector - Hemsworth and South Elmsall Express". hemsworthandsouthelmsallexpress.co.uk. 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
he became a librarian