Mike's Pots

The Arc, Winchester - Hans Coper - Resurface

The Arc, Winchester - Hans Coper - Resurface

January 22nd - March 24th 2025

January 22nd - March 24th 2025





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In the early 1960s Hans Coper made three large scale murals, for the first time these are exhibited together here. The first takes the form of the emblem of the Royal Army Pay Corps and was displayed on an outside wall at their Winchester military base. The other two murals each take the form of a set of pairs of stoneware circular rings placed either side of a wall like eyelets. One was originally on a wall at Swinton School near Rotherham in South Yorkshire and the other larger mural at the offices of the Powell Duffryn group in Berkeley Street in London..

The Powell Duffryn mural, originally commissioned to Coper for £600, has been in private ownershipship since 1985 and recently changed hands at auction for 340,000€. On the image of this mural shown below, an insert shows it in its original position. It appears that at least two of the rings are no longer present and the rings are not displayed in the same way. It is known that Powell Duffryn moved to Berkeley Square in 1964 and when the mural was relocated the disks were rearranged (Hans Coper by Tony Birks, 1983, p. 44).

Also in the exhibition are showcases of pots made by Coper together with photographs of him at work and explanatory text.

Entrance to the exhibition

Entrance to the exhibition

View across the showcases

View across the showcases


Hans Coper - The Swinton School mural

The Swinton School mural

Hans Coper - The Swinton School mural

The Swinton School mural


Hans Coper - The Royal Army Pay Corps mural

The Royal Army Pay Corps mural

Hans Coper - Detail of the Royal Army Pay Corps mural

Detail of Royal Army Pay Corps mural


Hans Coper - The Royal Army Pay Corps mural motto

Hans Coper - The Royal Army Pay Corps mural motto


Hans Coper - The Powell Duffryn mural (The insert shows the mural in its original location at Powell Duffryn in Berkeley Square)

The Powell Duffryn mural (The insert shows the mural in its original location at Powell Duffryn in Berkeley Square)


Hans Coper - Pots and plaster maquette

Hans Coper - Pots and plaster maquette

Hans Coper pots and plaster maquette

Hans Coper - Pots and plaster maquette


Hans Coper - Plaster maquette and pot

Hans Coper - Plaster maquette and pot

Hans Coper - Prints

Hans Coper - Prints


Hans Coper - Looking through one of the Swinton School discs

Hans Coper - Looking through one of the Swinton School discs

Hans Coper - Looking through one of the Swinton School discs

Hans Coper - Looking through one of the Swinton School discss

Hans Coper - Looking through one of the Swinton School discs

Hans Coper - Looking through one of the Swinton School discs