Laura Knight (1877 – 1970) British painter and ceramics decorator; born Long Eaton, Derbyshire; active Newlyn, Cornwall.
Education
In 1892 she studied at the Nottingham School of Art.
Biography
She was a juror of the 1922 Carnegie International competition, Pittsburgh. She designed both the shapes and the decorations for the 1933—34 Circus range of tableware produced by Arthur J. Wilkinson, Burslem, under Clarice Cliff’s supervision. Further significant work included 1937 coronation ceramics by Wedgwood and glassware by Stuart Crystal. 1939—40, she was an official war artist; in 1946, she was an official artist at the Nuremberg Trials.

Exhibitions
From 1903, work (paintings) shown at Royal Academy, London, and (glassware) at 1934 ‘Modern Art for the Table,’ Har- rods department store, London. Work subject of 1936 ‘Oil Paint and Grease Paint’ and 1965 ‘The Magic of a Line’ exhibitions.




Sources
Byars, M., & Riley, T. (2004). The design encyclopedia. Laurence King Publishing. https://amzn.to/3ElmSlL
Books about Laura Knight
Morden, B. C. (2013). Laura Knight: A Life. United Kingdom: McNidder and Grace Limited. https://amzn.to/3bGF3sr
Nunn, P. G., Hatchwell, S., Spira, A., Blanchard, F. (2022). Laura Knight: A Panoramic View. United Kingdom: Bloomsbury USA. https://amzn.to/3IcwO3t
Strickland, A., Knight, L. (2019). Laura Knight. United Kingdom: Eiderdown Books. https://amzn.to/3P0s9Eb
Valentine, H., Wickham, A. (2019). Laura Knight: A Working Life. United Kingdom: Royal Academy of Arts. https://amzn.to/3bGu81W
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