Promised gift from Carol and Seymour Haber to the Museum of Contemporary Craft.
Artwork Info
Type of Work
Bottle
Medium
ceramic
Dimensions
8.75 x 3.75 in. diameter
Artist Info
Name
Lucie Rie
Born
January 1, 1902
Culture
Austrian
Education
1922ā26 School of Art & Design, Vienna, Austria 1969 Honorary Doctorate, Royal College of Art, London, United Kingdom
Notes or Bio
professional experience:
1938 Founded studio for producing
ceramic buttons and accessories for
the couture market in United Kingdom
1940sā50s Produced domestic tableware
1960ā71 Tutor, Camberwell School of Art
and Crafts (now Camberwell College of
Arts), United Kingdom
1968 obe (Officer of the British Empire),
1981 cbe (Commander of the British
Empire), 1991 dbe (Dame Commander of
the British Empire)
Visiting lecturer at Royal College of Art,
London