Bert Marsh
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| Born | Bert Marsh 1932 Brighton, England |
| Died | May 22, 2011 |
| Occupation | Woodturner |
Bert Marsh (1932 May 22, 2011)[1] was a British woodturner, known for his beautiful forms and technical mastery.[2] He was raised in Hove, England. [3]
Life
Bert Marsh started his apprenticeship in 1945 at a local furniture factory, where he was introduced to lathe work, drawn by his passion for wood. After completing his apprenticeship, he was drafted into the Royal Air Force (RAF), where he was a mechanic for Spitfire, Hornet, and Mosquito airplane engines in Selar, British Malaya (now Malaysia).[3]
After the end of World War II and demobilization in 1953, he educated himself extensively in his craft.
- Brighton College of Arts, four year course in cabinetry
- Two year course in Timber Technology
- Licentiateship of the City and Guilds of London Institute in Furniture Making (two year course)
- Machine woodworking, two year course.[3]
In 1965 he started teaching full time at the Brighton College of Arts. After 15 years lecturing and teaching, he suffered a severe heart attack and chose to retire from teaching and dedicate himself to woodturning.[3]
Works
His work is in the Smithsonian Museum[4] and the Minneapolis Institute of Art.[5]
He received an Honorary Life Membership in the Association of Woodturners of Great Britain (AWGB) in 2009 for services to woodturning.
Bert Marsh is the author of two books:
- Woodturning, A Foundation Course, Keith Rowley, Bert Marsh, Ray Key[6]
- Bert Marsh, Woodturner, 160 pp, Sterling Pub Co[7]
His exhibitions include
- National Woodturning Show, Birmingham, UK 1993[8] (An international show, despite its name.)
- Woodturning, Nottingham, UK 1990[9]
His work has been on auction multiple times, receiving prices up to $4,000.[10][11][12]"THE BERT MARSH PLAIN TURNING COMPETITION FOR COMPANY LIVERYMEN AND FREEMEN" woodturning competition is held annually in his honor.[13][14]
References
- ↑ "Bert Marsh - Biography". www.askart.com. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
- ↑ "Bert Marsh | Untitled Vessel". American Association of Woodturners. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Sloan, Gordon (June 2011). "Bert Marsh 1932 - 2011" (PDF). The Turner (36): 2–3 – via turnersco.com.
- ↑ "Museum of Craft and Folk Art records | Contents | search=s=0&n=12&t=D&q=Folk+art&i=2 | SOVA". sova.si.edu. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
- ↑ "Vessel, Bert Marsh ^ Minneapolis Institute of Art". collections.artsmia.org. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
- ↑ Rowley1 Marsh2 Key3, Keith1 Marsh2 Key3. Woodturning, A Foundation Course (1st ed.). East Sussex, United Kingdom: Guild of Master Craftsman Publications. pp. 1–151. ISBN 978-0946819201.
- ↑ Marsh, Bert (1995). Bert Marsh, Woodturner. New York, New York: Sterling Pub Co. p. 160. ISBN 9780946819515.
- ↑ "Birmingham Metronews 07 Oct 1993, page 33". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
- ↑ "Evening Post 10 Aug 1990, page 49". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
- ↑ "Bert Marsh | 15 Artworks at Auction | MutualArt". www.mutualart.com. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
- ↑ "Bert Marsh - 12 Artworks for Sale on Artsy". www.artsy.net. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
- ↑ "Bert Marsh, Red Resin Wood Box, 2010". Contemporary Applied Arts. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
- ↑ The Worshipful Company of Turners (2016). "THE BERT MARSH PLAIN TURNING COMPETITION FOR COMPANY LIVERYMEN AND FREEMEN" (PDF). Retrieved April 12, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "The Bert Marsh Competitions for Company Members and Turning Certificate Holders". The Worshipful Company of Turners. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
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