Peter Rushforth interviewed by Martin Thomas

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Rushforth, Peter, 1920-
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Rushforth, Peter, 1920-; Potters - New South Wales - Interviews.; Potters
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This interview with Peter Rushforth covers his childhood in Sydney and Morpeth, NSW; family background; memories of the Depression; work as a typist at Fox Films; joining the army in 1940; war service in Darwin and Malaya; internment in Changi and work on the Burmese railway; return to Sydney in 1945; art studies in Melbourne; meeting his wife Bobby; establishing potteries in Sydney; the birth of daughters; teaching at the National Art School; visiting Japan in 1963 where he met and worked with master potters; philosophy of ceramics; techniques used in his potting; move to the Blue Mountains where now lives and works. The final tape is a recording of a lecture Peter Rushforth gave about his work in November 2005.
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Peter Rushforth interviewed by Martin Thomas [sound recording].

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2005 English Sound; Interview, lecture, talk 1

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