Ian Gregory (or Iain Gregory; 1942,
Eastcote,
Middlesex
Middlesex (; abbreviation: Middx) is a Historic counties of England, historic county in South East England, southeast England. Its area is almost entirely within the wider urbanised area of London and mostly within the Ceremonial counties of ...
– 8 April 2021)
was a British stuntman, singer and potter.
As a singer he performed with
Joe Meek on a song called "Time Will Tell", and also the song "Can't You Hear the Beat of a Broken Heart" written by Meek.
In 1964, he appeared as an actor in the British drama film, ''
The System''.
Gregory attended
St Martin's School of Art
Saint Martin's School of Art was an art school, art college in London, England. It offered foundation and degree level courses. It was established in 1854, initially under the aegis of the church of St Martin-in-the-Fields. Saint Martin's beca ...
. His early pottery work consisted of salt-glazed stoneware chest of drawers, one of which is included in the
Victoria and Albert Museum
The Victoria and Albert Museum (often abbreviated as the V&A) in London is the world's largest museum of applied arts, decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 2.27 million objects. It was founded in 1852 and nam ...
collection.
He was an early user of
paper clay
Paper clay (sometimes referred to as fiberclay) is any clay body to which processed cellulose fiber (paper being the most common) has been added.
Earthenware, terra cotta, stoneware, porcelain and bone china clay bodies can be made into paper c ...
and an innovative kiln builder.
In 1977, Gregory was elected a fellow of the
Craft Potters Association
The Craft Potters Association (CPA) is an association of potters formed in 1958 in London. It has two wholly owned operating companies: Craftsmen Potters Trading Company Ltd and Ceramic Review Publishing Ltd.
It owns a shop and gallery, the Con ...
. He was head of the art department at
Milton Abbey School
Milton Abbey school is an independent school for day and boarding pupils in the village of Milton Abbas, near Blandford Forum in Dorset, in South West England. It has 224 pupils , in five houses: Athelstan, Damer, Hambro, Hodgkinson and Tregonw ...
,
[ he also taught at the ]University of the West of England
The University of the West of England (also known as UWE Bristol) is a public research university, located in and around Bristol, England.
The institution was know as the Bristol Polytechnic in 1970; it received university status in 1992 and ...
.
His work can be found in The Fitzwilliam Museum
The Fitzwilliam Museum is the art and antiquities museum of the University of Cambridge. It is located on Trumpington Street opposite Fitzwilliam Street in central Cambridge. It was founded in 1816 under the will of Richard FitzWilliam, 7th Vis ...
, the Aberystwyth University
, mottoeng = A world without knowledge is no world at all
, established = 1872 (as ''The University College of Wales'')
, former_names = University of Wales, Aberystwyth
, type = Public
, endowment = ...
Ceramics Collection and Nottingham Castle Museum.
References
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1942 births
2021 deaths
20th-century ceramists