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Terry Moores

Terry Moores
Born(1949-08-26)26 August 1949
Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire, England
Died21 August 2014(2014-08-21) (aged 64)
Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England
NationalityBritish
SpouseMary Farmer (1940–2021)
WebsiteArtFacts Profile

Terry Moores (1949-20214) was an English ceramic artist, born Terence William Moores in Ashton Under Lyne, a suburb of Manchester and brought up in Denton (now part of Tameside). He went on to develop a career in ceramic sculpture, examples of which are found in the collections of the University of East Anglia[1] and the British Museum.[2]

Ceramics and pottery workshops

  • Established independent ceramic workshop:[3]
    • 1977 Compton, Surrey, England
    • 1982 Boston, Lincolnshire, England

Following his marriage to textile artist Mary Farmer they converted a listed warehouse on Doughty Quay to establish a joint workshop and home in Boston, Lincolnshire.[4][5]

Exhibitions

  • Exhibited in UK, Germany and Estonia[6]
    • Most notable exhibitions
      • 1982 The Maker's Eye at the Crafts Council, London[7]
      • 1981 Contemporary Ceramics - Henry Rothschild's Biennial Exhibition at Kettle's Yard, Cambridge, England[8]
      • 1985 Mary Farmer & Terry Moores at British Crafts Centre[9]
      • 1987 The Scattered Kiln at Usher Gallery, Lincoln, England[10]
    • Exhibitions List on ArtFacts
    • Exhibitions Timeline
  • Last known exhibition 1993

Legacy

The Warehouse at 50 High Street, Boston, Lincolnshire and the contribution of Mary Farmer and Terry Moores to their respective fields as Designer Craftspeople has been recognised by the Boston Preservation Trust's Blue Plaque scheme.[11] Plaque #68778 on Open Plaques

Collections

References

  1. ^ Moores, Terry. "You searched for Terry Moores". Sainsbury Centre Collection. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  2. ^ Moores, Terry. "You searched for Terry Moores". British Museum Collection. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Terry Moores | Artist". ArtFacts. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Mary Farmer & Terry Moores". ArtFacts. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  5. ^ Farmer, Mary; Moores, Terry (21 November 1985). "Old warehouse a home of arts". The Boston Standard.
  6. ^ "Terry Moores | Artist Exhibitions". ArtFacts. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  7. ^ The maker's eye. London: Crafts Council. 1981. p. 85. ISBN 0903798581.
  8. ^ "Contemporary Ceramics - Henry Rothschild's Biennial Exhibition | Exhibition". ArtFacts. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Crafts Magazine". reader.exacteditions.com. Crafts Council: 68. May–June 1985.
  10. ^ "Ceramics in Usher Display". Newspapers.com. Lincolnshire Echo at Newspapers.com. 16 November 1987. p. 3. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  11. ^ "The Warehouse". Boston Preservation Trust. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  12. ^ Moores, Terry. "You searched for Terry Moores". Sainsbury Centre Collection. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  13. ^ Moores, Terry. "You searched for Terry Moores". British Museum Collection. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  14. ^ Moores, Terry. "Biography". British Museum Collection. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
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