Michael Casson OBE (2 April 1925 - 12 December 2003) born in London, was a studio potter, referred to as "respected and charismatic".[1]
He studied art and woodwork at Shoreditch College, and ceramics at Hornsey College of Art.[2], and was one of the founding potters of the Craft Potters’ Association, a co-operative that acquired a shop and gallery in central London in 1958.[3]
In 1976, Casson devised and presented The Craft of the Potter for the BBC a series that involved practical demonstrations and discussion about the art of the ....potter.[4]