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William Marshall was born in Street Ives, Cornwall, and joined the Leach Pottery in the town as its first apprentice in 1938 when he was only 14.
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In 1942 he was conscripted and served in the Royal Artillery. He returned to Street Ives in 1947 after a long convalescence following illness. He became the foreman and right-hand man of Bernard Leach.
As Leach got older Marshall did some of his throwing for him and Leach would add the decoration and finishing touches.
His own style was influenced by Shoji Hamada, as well as by the landscapes of his native West Cornwall. He exhibited at Penwith Society of Arts, the Boymans Museum in Rotterdam and his work is also in the Victoria and Albert Museum.
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March 5, 2007 (aged 83) -
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United Kingdom