Stoneware Jug, Peter Rushforth, 1977

SRAG collection. Photograph by Sandra McEwan.

Peter Rushforth (1920-2015) was one of Australia's most influential ceramics teachers. During his time as a prisoner of war in Singapore during World War 2 he came to appreciate the Japanese Mingei (folk) aesthetic. In 1985, he was awarded the Order of Australia for his services to ceramics