Edmund de Waal

Edmund de Waal
CBE
de Waal in 2013
Born (1964-09-10) 10 September 1964 (age 60)
Nottingham, United Kingdom
NationalityBritish
EducationThe King's School, Canterbury
University of Cambridge
University of Sheffield
Known forartist and writer
AwardsCBE
Windham-Campbell Literature Prize

Edmund Arthur Lowndes de Waal, CBE (born 10 September 1964) is a contemporary English artist, master potter and author. He is known for his large-scale installations of porcelain vessels often created in response to collections and archives or the history of a particular place.[1] De Waal's book The Hare with Amber Eyes[2] was awarded the Costa Book Award for Biography, Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize in 2011 and Windham–Campbell Literature Prize for Non-Fiction in 2015.[3][4] De Waal's second book The White Road, tracing his journey to discover the history of porcelain was released in 2015.[5]

He lives and works in London, England.[6]

  1. ^ "By Design: Edmund de Waal". soane.org. 10 September 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  2. ^ de Waal, Edmund. The Hare with Amber Eyes: A Hidden Inheritance. Vintage, 2011, pp. 1–4. ISBN 978-0-09-953955-1.
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  4. ^ "Edmund de Waal". Windham Campbell Prizes. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  5. ^ de Waal, Edmund (2016). The White Road. London, United Kingdom: Vintage. pp. 94–6. ISBN 9780099575986.
  6. ^ "Profile – Resources". Edmund de Waal. Retrieved 18 September 2019.