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...of all making mediums, clay is the most versatile and pliable and naturally earthly, sympathetic and human.

Magdalene Odundo

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Dame Magdalene Anyango Namakhiya Odundo DBE (Born 5 May 1950) is a Kenyan-born British studio potter, who now lives in Farnham, Surrey. Her work is in the collections of notable museums including the Art Institute of Chicago, The British Museum, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the National Museum of African Art.

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Alternative Names: Magdalene Anyango Odundo • Dame Magdalene Anyango Namakhiya Odundo

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