Biography of cecil baugh
Cecil Archibald Baugh OJ, CD, was a Jamaican master potter and artist.
Cecil Baugh – the 'Master Potter' was born in Bangor Ridge, Portland in about and attended the Bangor Ridge Primary School..
Cecil Baugh
Jamaican master potter and artist
The Honourable Cecil Archibald Baugh OJ, CD | |
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| Born | (1908-11-22)November 22, 1908 Portland, Colony of Jamaica, British Empire |
| Died | June 28, 2005(2005-06-28) (aged 96) |
| Occupation | Potter |
| Spouse | Iris Baugh (née Johnson) (m. ) |
Cecil Archibald BaughOJ, CD (November 22, 1908 – June 28, 2005), was a Jamaican master potter and artist.
Early life
Baugh was born on November 22, 1908, in Bangor Ridge, Portland Parish, Jamaica to Isaac Baugh, a sawyer, and Emma Cobran-Baugh, a farmer.[1] He attended the Bangor Ridge Primary School.[2][3] Baugh then moved to Kingston, the capital city, and began an apprenticeship under Susan and Ethel Trenchfield from Saint Elizabeth Parish.[4] Later, he worked alongside Wilfred Lord a free form potter.
Baugh sold much of his early pottery as a 'yabba man', selling at street