Ursula Mommens
| Ursula Mommens | |
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Ursula Mommens at work, c. 1950 | |
| Born |
Ursula Frances Elinor Darwin 20 August 1908 |
| Died | 30 January 2010 (aged 101) |
| Nationality | English |
| Education | Royal College of Art |
| Known for | Pottery |
| Spouse(s) |
Julian Trevelyan Norman Mommens |
Ursula Frances Elinor Mommens (née Darwin, first married name Trevelyan) (20 August 1908 – 30 January 2010)[1][2] was an English potter. Mommens studied at the Royal College of Art, under William Staite Murray, and later worked with Michael Cardew at Winchcombe Pottery and Wenford Bridge Pottery.[3]
She was the daughter of Bernard Darwin and his wife the engraver Elinor Monsell. Her brother was Sir Robert Vere Darwin. She was the great-granddaughter of Charles Darwin and the great-great-granddaughter of the potter Josiah Wedgwood.[4]
She married first Julian Trevelyan; their son is the film-maker Philip Trevelyan. Her second husband was Norman Mommens.
Mommens lived and worked in South Heighton, East Sussex,[5] making both wood and gas-fired functional stoneware using a clay body she developed herself with ash glazes.[6] She lived to the age of 101.
References
- ↑ http://www.theceramicartist.com/display1.asp?mainid=1&select=183
- ↑ Whiting, David (3 February 2010). "Ursula Mommens obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
- ↑ Ursula Mommens
- ↑ Ursula Mommens - Potter
- ↑ The Ceramic Artist - contemporary ceramics community
- ↑ Untitled Document