EditorialPieces by George Ohr, Peter Callas, Margaret Israel and Peter Voulkos from the exhibit “Shapes From Out of Nowhere: Ceramics From the Robert A. Ellison Jr. Collection,” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, June 7, 2021. (Eric Helgas/The New York Times)
EditorialPieces by George Ohr, Peter Callas, Margaret Israel and Peter Voulkos from the exhibit “Shapes From Out of Nowhere: Ceramics From the Robert A. Ellison Jr. Collection,” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, June 7, 2021. (Eric Helgas/The New York Times)
EditorialGeorge E. Ohr, Vase, American, George E. Ohr (American, Biloxi, Mississippi 18571918 Biloxi, Mississippi), ca. 18951900, American, earthenware, H. 6 3/8 in., Ceramics.
EditorialVase, ca. 1895?1900, Made in Biloxi, Mississippi, United States, American, Glazed red earthenware, H. 14 1/8 in. (35.9 cm); Diam. 6 1/8 in. (15.6 cm), Ceramics, George E. Ohr (American, Biloxi, Mississippi 1857?1918 Biloxi, Mississippi).
EditorialPitcher, ca. 1893?1909, Made in Biloxi, Mississippi, United States, American, Earthenware, H. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm); Diam. 6 in. (15.2 cm), Ceramics, George E. Ohr (American, Biloxi, Mississippi 1857?1918 Biloxi, Mississippi).