~GEORGE OHR . . POTS, etc / POWERS & LOWENFELS / LOWER EAST SIDE, NYC / LAST WEEKEND
between . . shaker sweaters, colonial era weaving, gun-making, send-off ceramic flowers & artist books, this looks to be shaping up into /
ARTIST CRAFT MONTH in NYC . . . !!!
POWERS & LOWENFELS PRESENT / ‘PICNIC: LETT-HAINES / GEORGE OHR & MORE’
thru . . . SUN SEPT 17, 2023.
53 STANTON ST., LOWER EAST SIDE, NYC
HRS: THURS-SUN / 12-6 PM
“We are a NYC gallery exhibiting a Venn Diagram of Outsider, Self-Taught & Contemporary Works of Art”
GEORGE E. OHR, (1857-1918).
Glazed earthenware / Jefferson Snake Mug, ca. 1896.
3-3/4 x 4 in.
~incised to outer: “Here’s (to) your good health and your family’s and may they all live long and prosper J Jefferson”.
~impressed signature to underside “G.E. OHR, BILOXI’ with incised date and number “3-18-1896”, (partially obscured from glaze.)
~Provenance: James carpenter:, Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, 1973.
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GEORGE E. OHR, (1857-1918).
Bisque fired earthenware ca. 1905
3-1/2 x 4-7/8 in.
~Signed to underside: “Mud from New Orleans Street/ G.E. Ohr / Times Democrat 1905”
~Provenance: Collection of Dr. Ellis F. Rubin and Suzanne Borow Rubin
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GEORGE OHR, ‘MUD FROM NEW ORLEANS’
with George Ohr’s signature: “in-body twist”, and “ruffled” rim.
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