About Robin Welch
Lived 1936 – 2019 (aged 83). Robin Welch was a British visual artist, ceramicist and studio potter.
Robin Welch (23 July 1936 – 5 December 2019) was a studio potter.
Robin Welch was born in Nuneaton, Warwickshire. In 1953, he studied art at Penzance School of Art in Cornwall, and in 1956 he studied at Central Saint Martins, London. Between 1953 and 1959, he worked at the Leach Pottery.
He moved to Australia for several years before returning to England in 1965 and setting up Stradbroke Pottery in Eye, Suffolk. He designed for Wedgwood, Midwinter Pottery and Denby Pottery Company.
His work is held by the Victoria and Albert Museum.
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Who was Robin Welch?
English studio potter
When was Robin Welch born?
Robin Welch was born on 23 July 1936 in Nuneaton.
When did Robin Welch die?
Robin Welch died on 5 December 2019.
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Robin Welch was a visual artist, ceramicist and studio potter.
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Robin Welch was British.
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