Len Castle New Zealand, 1924-2011
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About Len Castle
Born in 1924, Len Castle completed a Bachelor of Science degree at the University of Auckland in 1946. He was introduced to pottery at night classes while training to be a secondary school teacher. His career path turned after he won a scholarship to study with master potter Bernard Leach in St Ives, Cornwall. Castle returned from England to a job teaching science at Auckland Teachers' College. In 1963, he left the Teachers' College and became a professional potter, and in the same year, was instrumental in establishing the New Zealand Society of Potters. In 1966, he won a Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council fellowship, which he used to go to Japan and Hawaii. His trip cemented his love of Japanese pottery. In 1986, Castle was made a Commander of the British Empire, and in 1990 he received a New Zealand Commemorative Medal, and in 2003 was made a Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit.
We have records of art auction sales by Len Castle from 1996 and in total 125 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 106 (85%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $36,686 for An important and rare 'Sinter' crater lake bowl, with alkaline blue glaze and impressed rope pattern decoration to the circumference sold by Art+Object in March 2023. This year 2 works have been offered for sale.
Len Castle is listed in the following standard biographical references:
- The Find New Zealand Artists web site: a database of artist names that directs researchers to the rich resources found in New Zealand's libraries, art society exhibition histories and published sources.
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