Laurie COOKES
Laurie COOKES
also seen as Cooke
Laurie joined the St Ives team at the Leach Pottery as a pupil of Bernard LEACH in 1931 (fl1931-1940s). Following Leach's return from an 18 month visit in Japan and the break-up of his first marriage in 1935, she and Leach lived together in Ditchling, Sussex. She became his second wife in 1944.
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Artist potter
references
Cooper (2003) Bernard Leach, His Life and Work
Tate (1985) St Ives 1939-64: 25 Years of Painting, Sculpture & Pottery
Whybrow (2006) Leach Pottery St Ives
The Digital Museum of Cornish Ceramics: www.cornishceramics.com 2004