John William Wadsworth (1879–1955) was a British ceramicist. After studying at the

Royal College of Art The Royal College of Art (RCA) is a public research university in London, United Kingdom, with campuses in South Kensington, Battersea and White City. It is the only entirely postgraduate art and design university in the United Kingdom. It o ...

, he began his career at the

Mintons Mintons was a major company in Staffordshire pottery, "Europe's leading ceramic factory during the Victorian era", an independent business from 1793 to 1968. It was a leader in ceramic design, working in a number of different ceramic bodies, ...

company in Stoke-on-Trent, where he collaborated closely with

Léon-Victor Solon Léon-Victor Solon (17 April 1873 – 27 December 1957), son of ceramist Marc-Louis Solon, was an English painter, ceramist, and graphic artist. He was a purveyor of the Art Nouveau and Art Deco styles and an important Modern Style (British Art Nou ...

on art nouveau designs. These products were marketed as "secessionist ware" in a reference to the

Vienna Secession The Vienna Secession (german: Wiener Secession; also known as ''the Union of Austrian Artists'', or ''Vereinigung Bildender Künstler Österreichs'') is an art movement, closely related to Art Nouveau, that was formed in 1897 by a group of Austr ...

art movement. He emigrated to the United States in 1901.Grant Muter. He moved to the Royal Worcester Porcelain Company as Art Director in 1915. He was the father of the potter Philip Wadsworth, born in Stoke-on-Trent in 1910.Philip Smeale Wadsworth
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