Reginald George Haggar
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Reginald George Haggar R.I., A.R.C.A., F.R.S.A. was a significant British
ceramic designer. He was born in Ipswich
and studied at Ipswich School of Art and the Royal College of Art
. In 1929 he became assistant designer at Mintons pottery in Stoke-on-Trent
, rising to art director six months later, a post he held until 1939. Working in water colours and ceramics, his designs reflected both the radical and lyrical elements of the Art Deco
style.
After leaving Mintons, he became Master-in-Charge of the Stoke School of Art to 1941 and then of Burslem School of Art
until
1945.
Thereafter he was a freelance artist and lecturer in the Potteries area. He painted many pictures of the north Staffordshire
area. An annual ceramics lecture has been held in his memory each year called the Reginald Haggar Memorial Lecture given these days at The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery.
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ceramic designer. He was born in Ipswich
Ipswich
Ipswich is a large town and a non-metropolitan district. It is the county town of Suffolk, England. Ipswich is located on the estuary of the River Orwell...
and studied at Ipswich School of Art and the Royal College of Art
Royal College of Art
The Royal College of Art is an art school located in London, United Kingdom. It is the world’s only wholly postgraduate university of art and design, offering the degrees of Master of Arts , Master of Philosophy and Doctor of Philosophy...
. In 1929 he became assistant designer at Mintons pottery in Stoke-on-Trent
Stoke-on-Trent
Stoke-on-Trent , also called The Potteries is a city in Staffordshire, England, which forms a linear conurbation almost 12 miles long, with an area of . Together with the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme Stoke forms The Potteries Urban Area...
, rising to art director six months later, a post he held until 1939. Working in water colours and ceramics, his designs reflected both the radical and lyrical elements of the Art Deco
Art Deco
Art deco , or deco, is an eclectic artistic and design style that began in Paris in the 1920s and flourished internationally throughout the 1930s, into the World War II era. The style influenced all areas of design, including architecture and interior design, industrial design, fashion and...
style.
After leaving Mintons, he became Master-in-Charge of the Stoke School of Art to 1941 and then of Burslem School of Art
Burslem School of Art
Burslem School of Art was an art school in Burslem in the Potteries district of England. Students from the school played an important role in the local pottery industry....
until
1945.
Thereafter he was a freelance artist and lecturer in the Potteries area. He painted many pictures of the north Staffordshire
Staffordshire
Staffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders...
area. An annual ceramics lecture has been held in his memory each year called the Reginald Haggar Memorial Lecture given these days at The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery.
Publications
- Recent ceramic sculpture in Great Britain, J. Tiranti ltd, 1946
- English Pottery Figures, 1660-1860, J. Tiranti (printed by Barnard and Westwood), 1947
- A new guide to old pottery: English country pottery, M. M. McBride, 1950
- English Country Pottery, Phoenix House, 1950
- The Masons of Lane Delph and the origin of Masons patent ironstone, Printed for G.L. Ashworth & Bros. by P.L. Humphries, 1952
- Staffordshire chimney ornaments, Phoenix House, 1955
- Pottery Through the Ages, Roy Publishers, 1959
- Sculpture through the ages, London: Methuen, 1960
- Glass and glassmakers, London: Methuen, 1961
- A dictionary of art terms: painting, sculpture, architecture, Oldbourne Press, 1962
- The Concise Encyclopedia of Continental Pottery and Porcelain, Praeger, 1968
- with Elizabeth Adams, Mason porcelain and ironstone 1796-1853, Miles Mason and the Mason Manufactories, London: Faber, 1977