The Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art John S. and James L. Knight Gallery is to permanently feature the pottery of George Ohr. Opening December 2012.
Opening exhibition Guest Curator, Eugene Hecht, PhD, is author of After the Fire and co-author of The Mad Potter of Biloxi: The Art and Life of George E. Ohr. In addition to being an avid Ohr collector, Dr. Hecht has been a friend of the Ohr-O’Keefe Museum for over 15 years. He has lectured on George Ohr, not only in Biloxi, Mississippi, but also at the Renwick Gallery in Washington, DC and in the Netherlands.
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