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| ⚫ | '''Mo Abbaro''' (17 October 1933 – 12 March 2016),<ref name=Telegraph>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2016/05/19/mo-abbaro-ceramicist--obituary/ "Mo Abbaro, ceramicist – obituary"], ''[[Daily Telegraph]]'', 19 May 2016.</ref><ref name=CPA /> also known professionally as '''Mo Abdalla''' or '''Mohammed Ahmed Abdalla Abbaro''',<ref>Natalie Bennett |
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| birth_name = Mohammed Ahmed Abdalla Abbaro |
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| birth_date = 17 October 1933 |
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| birth_place = Abu Jibayha, [[Sudan]] |
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| death_date = {{death date and age|12 March 2016|17 October 1933|df=y}} |
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| death_place = [[London]], England |
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| other_names = Mo Abdalla; Mohammed Abdalla Abbaro; Mohmed Abdalla; Mo Abdalla Abbaro |
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| occupation = [[Ceramic art|Ceramicist]] and [[pottery|potter]] |
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| education = [[College of Fine and Applied Art (Khartoum)|Khartoum Technical Institute]]; [[Central School of Arts and Crafts]]; North Staffordshire College of Ceramics |
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| spouse = {{marriage|Rose Glennie|1964}} |
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| ⚫ | '''Mo Abbaro''' (17 October 1933 – 12 March 2016),<ref name=Telegraph>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2016/05/19/mo-abbaro-ceramicist--obituary/ "Mo Abbaro, ceramicist – obituary"], ''[[Daily Telegraph]]'', 19 May 2016.</ref><ref name=CPA>Abbaro, Halida and Besheer (2016), [http://www.craftpottersassoc.co.uk/craftp0t5/uploads/2016/02/CPANEWS-issue-167-2.pdf "Mohammed Ahmed Abdalla Abbaro 1933-2016"], ''CPA News: The Craft Potters Association'', Number 167, pp. 8–9.</ref> also known professionally as '''Mo Abdalla''' or '''Mohammed Ahmed Abdalla Abbaro''',<ref>{{cite news|first=Natalie |last=Bennett|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/sudans-ancient-treasures-reveal-the-mighty-culture-that-humbled-the-pharoahs-558246.html |title=Sudan's ancient treasures reveal the mighty culture that humbled the pharoahs|newspaper=[[The Independent]]|date= 29 August 2004}}</ref><ref>[http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/search_the_collection_database/term_details.aspx?bioId=10179 "Mohammed Abdalla (Biographical details)"], The British Museum.</ref> was a London-based [[Sudan]]ese [[Ceramic art|ceramicist]] and [[Pottery|potter]], who has been described by artist Oliver Bloom as "one of the world's finest ceramicists". |
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==Life and career== |
==Life and career== |
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Mohammed Ahmed Abdalla Abbaro was born in Abu Jibayha, [[Sudan]].<ref name=Telegraph /> He graduated in Fine and Applied Arts from [[Khartoum |
Mohammed Ahmed Abdalla Abbaro was born in Abu Jibayha, [[Sudan]].<ref name=Telegraph /> He graduated in Fine and Applied Arts from [[College of Fine and Applied Art (Khartoum)|Khartoum Technical Institute]] in 1958,<ref name=Telegraph /> the following year winning a scholarship to [[London]] to study ceramics at the [[Central School of Arts and Crafts]].<ref name=Telegraph /> He did postgraduate studies in industrial pottery design at the North Staffordshire College of Ceramics, after which he had a period of training in chemical analyses of ceramics materials at the North Staffs College of Ceramics Technology.<ref name=Abbaro>[http://www.moabbaroart.com/INDEX.htm "Mo A Abbaro, Ceramisist"], British Museum. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160625053439/http://www.moabbaroart.com/INDEX.htm |date=25 June 2016 }} website.</ref> He went back to Sudan to teach ceramics for some years, but decided to return to England in 1966<ref name=CPA /> to pursue his career in Britain.<ref name=Abbaro /> |
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He taught ceramics at the [[Camden Arts Centre]] for more than two decades,<ref name=CPA /> and had many exhibitions in |
He taught ceramics at the [[Camden Arts Centre]] for more than two decades,<ref name=CPA /> and had many exhibitions in London—including at the [[Barbican Centre]], the [[Whitechapel Gallery]] (as part of [[Africa '95]]),<ref name="Besheer Abbaro">{{cite web |access-date=18 February 2024 |date=Summer 2016 |first=Besheer |last=Abbaro |title=A Tribute to Mo Abdalla (1935–2016) |url=https://www.lutyenstrust.org.uk/portfolio-item/tribute-mo-abdalla-1935-2016/ |website=The Lutyens Trust}}</ref> the [[Mall Galleries]], and the Iraqi Cultural Centre<ref name=Telegraph />—and elsewhere in the UK, as well as in the US and Sweden.<ref name=Abbaro /> His studio and showroom were in King Henry's Road, close to [[Primrose Hill]].<ref name=Abbaro /> |
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He turned to writing in later life, publishing works on ceramic technique, such as ''Modern |
He turned to writing in later life, publishing works on ceramic technique, such as ''Modern Ceramics—On the Interplay of Forms and Surfaces'' (2000), as well as on his own family history,<ref name=Telegraph /> including ''The History of the Abbaros of Sudan since the 15th Century'' (1997).<ref name=CPA /> |
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His ceramics are in the collections of London's [[British Museum]], the [[Institut du Monde Arabe]] in Paris, and the [[Smithsonian Museum]], Washington.<ref name=Smithsonian>[https://africa.si.edu/collections/view/people/asitem/person@ARTIST:A/0/alphaSort-asc?t:state:flow=756803f1-05a8-41ee-829e-8feaa02e0455 "Mohammed Ahmed Abdalla"], Smithsonian National Institute of African Art.</ref> |
His ceramics are in the collections of London's [[British Museum]], the [[Institut du Monde Arabe]] in Paris, and the [[Smithsonian Museum]], Washington.<ref name=Smithsonian>[https://africa.si.edu/collections/view/people/asitem/person@ARTIST:A/0/alphaSort-asc?t:state:flow=756803f1-05a8-41ee-829e-8feaa02e0455 "Mohammed Ahmed Abdalla"], Smithsonian National Institute of African Art.</ref> His work was shown in Frederique Cifuentes's 2017 exhibition ''Sudan: Emergence of Singularities'' at the P21 Gallery, London.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thearabweekly.com/sudanese-artists-showcased-first-time-london|title=Sudanese artists showcased for first time in London|first=Karen|last=Dabrowska|website=[[The Arab Weekly]]|date=9 April 2017|access-date=30 December 2022}}</ref> |
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==Family== |
==Family== |
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He was married |
He was married to Rose (née Glennie),<ref name=Telegraph /> since 1964,<ref name=CPA /> daughter of composer [[Elisabeth Lutyens]] and granddaughter of Sir [[Edwin Lutyens]].<ref name=Telegraph /> |
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Abbaro died aged 80 in March 2016, survived by his wife and their son and two daughters. |
Abbaro died aged 80 in London on 12 March 2016,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.buru.org.uk/record.php?id=693|title=Mo Abbaro ceramicist|publisher=Ben Uri Research Unit (BURU)|website=buru.org.uk|access-date=18 February 2024}}</ref> survived by his wife and their son and two daughters.<ref name=Telegraph /><ref name="Besheer Abbaro" /> |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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Latest revision as of 06:53, 25 June 2024
Mo Abbaro | |
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| Born | Mohammed Ahmed Abdalla Abbaro 17 October 1933 Abu Jibayha, Sudan |
| Died | 12 March 2016 (aged 82) London, England |
| Other names | Mo Abdalla; Mohammed Abdalla Abbaro; Mohmed Abdalla; Mo Abdalla Abbaro |
| Education | Khartoum Technical Institute; Central School of Arts and Crafts; North Staffordshire College of Ceramics |
| Occupation(s) | Ceramicist and potter |
| Spouse |
Rose Glennie (m. 1964) |
| Children | 3 |
Mo Abbaro (17 October 1933 – 12 March 2016),[1][2] also known professionally as Mo Abdalla or Mohammed Ahmed Abdalla Abbaro,[3][4] was a London-based Sudanese ceramicist and potter, who has been described by artist Oliver Bloom as "one of the world's finest ceramicists".
Life and career
[edit]Mohammed Ahmed Abdalla Abbaro was born in Abu Jibayha, Sudan.[1] He graduated in Fine and Applied Arts from Khartoum Technical Institute in 1958,[1] the following year winning a scholarship to London to study ceramics at the Central School of Arts and Crafts.[1] He did postgraduate studies in industrial pottery design at the North Staffordshire College of Ceramics, after which he had a period of training in chemical analyses of ceramics materials at the North Staffs College of Ceramics Technology.[5] He went back to Sudan to teach ceramics for some years, but decided to return to England in 1966[2] to pursue his career in Britain.[5]
He taught ceramics at the Camden Arts Centre for more than two decades,[2] and had many exhibitions in London—including at the Barbican Centre, the Whitechapel Gallery (as part of Africa '95),[6] the Mall Galleries, and the Iraqi Cultural Centre[1]—and elsewhere in the UK, as well as in the US and Sweden.[5] His studio and showroom were in King Henry's Road, close to Primrose Hill.[5]
He turned to writing in later life, publishing works on ceramic technique, such as Modern Ceramics—On the Interplay of Forms and Surfaces (2000), as well as on his own family history,[1] including The History of the Abbaros of Sudan since the 15th Century (1997).[2]
His ceramics are in the collections of London's British Museum, the Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris, and the Smithsonian Museum, Washington.[7] His work was shown in Frederique Cifuentes's 2017 exhibition Sudan: Emergence of Singularities at the P21 Gallery, London.[8]
Family
[edit]He was married to Rose (née Glennie),[1] since 1964,[2] daughter of composer Elisabeth Lutyens and granddaughter of Sir Edwin Lutyens.[1]
Abbaro died aged 80 in London on 12 March 2016,[9] survived by his wife and their son and two daughters.[1][6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Mo Abbaro, ceramicist – obituary", Daily Telegraph, 19 May 2016.
- ^ a b c d e Abbaro, Halida and Besheer (2016), "Mohammed Ahmed Abdalla Abbaro 1933-2016", CPA News: The Craft Potters Association, Number 167, pp. 8–9.
- ^ Bennett, Natalie (29 August 2004). "Sudan's ancient treasures reveal the mighty culture that humbled the pharoahs". The Independent.
- ^ "Mohammed Abdalla (Biographical details)", The British Museum.
- ^ a b c d "Mo A Abbaro, Ceramisist", British Museum. Archived 25 June 2016 at the Wayback Machine website.
- ^ a b Abbaro, Besheer (Summer 2016). "A Tribute to Mo Abdalla (1935–2016)". The Lutyens Trust. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ "Mohammed Ahmed Abdalla", Smithsonian National Institute of African Art.
- ^ Dabrowska, Karen (9 April 2017). "Sudanese artists showcased for first time in London". The Arab Weekly. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ "Mo Abbaro ceramicist". buru.org.uk. Ben Uri Research Unit (BURU). Retrieved 18 February 2024.
External links
[edit]- Oliver Bloom, "The ceramicist", YouTube video, 18 October 2012.
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