Alick Woffenden ARCA

Born 1 November 1905
Died September 1994

Active: 1926 - 1970

Country of birth and death: England

Teacher of pottery

Born in Bradford. Studied under William Staite Murray at the Royal College of Art between 1926-30. He then taught at the School of Art at High Wycombe, Berkshire before moving to Edinburgh where he was head of ceramics.

In 1933 Alick married Elsie Alberta Webber (1908-1994) who had been a fellow student at the Royal College of Art studying lettering and illumination under Professor Tristram. Elsie went on to become a highly respected teacher of art.

Alick served in the 51st Highland Division between 1941-47. After de-mobilisation he took a job running a small School of Art which was part of the old Wigan and District Mining and Technical College. Alick stayed there until his retirement in 1970. (see http://www.riggtree.com/Woffenden/Alick1905.html accessed 15 June 2010)

Citing this record

'Alick Woffenden ARCA', Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951, University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII, online database 2011 [http://sculpture.gla.ac.uk/view/person.php?id=msib6_1214838680, accessed 10 Jun 2023]