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Klytie Pate (20 October 1912 – 10 June 2010) was an Australian Studio Potter who emerged as an innovator in the use of unusual glazes and the extensive incising, piercing and ornamentation of earthenware pottery. She was one of a small group of Melbourne art potters which included Marguerite Mahood and Reg Preston who were pioneers in the 1930‘s of ceramic art nationwide. Her early work was strongly influenced by her aunt, the artist and printmaker, Christian Waller.〔(Australian Dictionary of Biography, Waller, Christian Marjory Emily Carlyle (1894–1954) )〕 She became renowned for her high quality pottery which is eagerly sought after by museums, art galleries, collectors and auction houses. ==Early life== Clytie Winifred Wingfield Sclater (later Klytie Pate) was born in Melbourne in 1912. Her father remarried when she was 13, so Klytie went to live with her aunt, Christian Waller. Christian and her husband Napier Waller 〔(Australian Dictionary of Biography, Waller, Mervyn Napier (1893–1972) )〕〔(Myer Emporium Dining Room murals by Napier Waller )〕 encouraged her interest in art and printmaking. She spent time at their studio in Ivanhoe, and thus her work reflected Art Deco, Art Nouveau, The Pre Raphaelites, Egyptian art, Greek mythology, and Theosophy. Pate made several plaster masks that were displayed by the Wallers in their home and experimented with linocut, a medium used by Christian in her printmaking. Her aunt further encouraged Klytie by arranging for her to study modelling under Ola Cohn, the Melbourne sculptor. In 1931, at the age of 19, Klytie studied painting and drawing at the National Gallery of Victoria Art School under William Beckwith McInnes 〔(Australian Dictionary of Biography, McInnes, William Beckwith (Billy) (1889–1939) )〕 and Charles Arthur Wheeler.〔(Australian Dictionary of Biography, Wheeler, Charles Arthur (1880–1977) )〕 In 1933 Klytie took classes at the School of Applied Art at Melbourne Technical College now known as RMIT University.〔( Studio Pottery A skilled hand and cultivated mind: a guide to the architecture and art of RMIT University By Harriet Edquist, Elizabeth Grierson RMIT University 2008 )〕 She studied figure drawing and applied art under her uncle, Napier Waller, modelling under George Allen, and pottery under John Knight and Gladys Kelly. Her environment, her unusual talent, her training, and her drive started Klytie on a path to recognition which increased as time went on. Klytie was also surrounded by the flora and fauna of Australia, and its unique shapes and colours. As a young woman she loved taking trips to the bush, visiting the Mornington Peninsula, and the Dandenongs with groups of friends. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Klytie Pate」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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