George Ohr : the greatest art potter on earth / Eugene Hecht ; photography by Phillip Ennis ; [essays by] Denny Mecham, David Rago, Garth Clark.
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TextPublication details: New York, NY : Skira Rizzoli Publications, Inc. ; Biloxi, MS : In association with Ohr-O'Keefe Museum of Art, 2013.Description: 256 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits. ; 29 cmISBN: - 9780847841172
- 0847841170
- 738.092 OHR
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Standard Loan | LSAD Library Main Collection | 738.092 OHR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 39002100576884 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
The definitive and most up-to-date volume on the celebrated Biloxi artist, who was the most revolutionary art potter of his time. Called the Mad Potter of Biloxi, the Apostle of Individuality, and the self-proclaimed Greatest Art Potter on Earth, George Edgar Ohr (1857-1918) transformed wheel-thrown pots into ceramic works that were far ahead of their time. Though the unprecedented shapes and idiosyncratic glazes of Ohr's creations were ridiculed by some during his lifetime, he was recognized as a genius by cognoscenti, who championed his work. Today, his ceramics are seen as forerunners of the American modernist movement and are prized by collectors and museums. This handsome volume, showcasing some 135 of Ohr's masterpieces, accompanies a major exhibition at the Ohr-O'Keefe Museum of Art that will take place in the John S. and James L. Knight Gallery, four new Frank Gehry-designed, supersized, twisted steel "pod" buildings. All-new photographs of the objects--most never before publicly exhibited--illustrate Ohr's ability to combine color and form to create vessels of incomparable delicacy. This volume is filled with new research and fresh insights into the life and work of one of America's most singular and creative master artists.
"Published to accompany the exhibition George Ohr: The Greatest Art Potter on Earth, held at Ohr-O'Keefe Museum of Art, Biloxi, Mississippi, November 2014-June 2015"--Page 256.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Broken pot -- Uncle Joe & the art potter -- The fire -- The early works (1881-94) -- The Phoenix rises (1895-1903) -- The last years (1903-18) -- A junkyard epilogue.