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was mixed, critiquing his style as crude but praising him as the only widely-known potter of the time who produced art pottery on a wheel with a unique and distinct style. Hutson wrote "his bits of pottery are simply bizarre...unlovely as they are, they appeal more strongly to the person who is
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