Margaret Tuckson b. 1921

Also known as Dorothea Margaret Bissett
  • Artist (Ceramist),
  • Curator
Tuckson was a potter working first in low-fired ceramics, at one point, constructing a raku kiln in Sydney. She expanded this interest to Papua New Guinea ceramic traditions publishing "The Traditional Pottery of Papau New Guinea" with Patricia May in 1982. Studying ceramics at East Sydney Technical College, she was a founding member of the Potters Society of Australia as well as an educator.
Tags: Earthenware pots, New Guinea, Aboriginal art, Muse, Keeper of the flame
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Periods active
  • c.1950 - 2014
Residences
  • 1921 - 1949 Warrawee, Sydney, NSW
  • 1949 - 2014 Lucinda Avenue, Wahroonga, NSW
Trainings
  • art classes, c.1933 - c.1938 Abbotsleigh, Sydney, NSW
  • Ceramics, c.1938 - c.1942