Erica Deichmann Gregg | |
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Born | Erica Luisa Matthiesen 23 July 1913 |
Died | 21 May 2007 | (aged 93)
Nationality | Canadian |
Occupation | Studio potter |
Years active | 1935–1963 |
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Erica Deichmann Gregg CM D.Litt. (née Matthiesen; 23 July 1913 – 21 May 2007) was a Canadian studio potter. In the 1930s she and her first husband Kjeld Deichmann created Deichmann pottery, Canada's first studio pottery.[1]
The Deichmanns are widely acknowledged to be the first studio potters in Canada: that is, the first to set up a studio, kiln and other facilities, which enabled them to produce a personalized series of domestic and decorative art pottery as a means of making a living.