Una Deerbon 1882–1972, Australian potter


Relton LeaverPeter Leaver

Australiana, Vol 42 no 3, August 2020

Una Deerbon was a well-known maker of hand-built pottery, often with applied moulded decoration. When in her late 40s, she began making pottery in 1930. Just three years later she held three solo commercial exhibitions in Sydney and Melbourne, launching her on a successful career as a potter which lasted until 1964. Now her grandsons have dutifully documented her life and her art in a new book.

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