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1857 Biloxi, Mississippi - 1918 Biloxi, Mississippi. Known for: Pottery-abstract and folk art.
The following is from Ray Castello of American Art Collections:. George Edgar Ohr was born Sunday, July 12,1857, at 10 AM in Biloxi, Mississippi. and later christened George Edgar Ohr in the... Read full biography
The following is from Ray Castello of American Art Collections:. George Edgar Ohr was born Sunday, July 12,1857, at 10 AM in Biloxi, Mississippi. and later christened George Edgar Ohr in the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer. He married Josephine Gehring of New Orleans on September 15, 1886, in... Read full biography
The following is from Ray Castello of American Art Collections:. George Edgar Ohr was born Sunday, July 12,1857, at 10 AM in Biloxi, Mississippi. and later christened George Edgar Ohr in the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer. He married Josephine Gehring of New Orleans on September 15, 1886, in Biloxi. George and Josephine were the parents of 10 children. Their first child, Ella Louise, died after just a few months and their son, Asa Eugene, died before he reached the age of five. At some point,... Read full biography
The following is from Ray Castello of American Art Collections:. George Edgar Ohr was born Sunday, July 12,1857, at 10 AM in Biloxi, Mississippi. and later christened George Edgar Ohr in the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer. He married Josephine Gehring of New Orleans on September 15, 1886, in Biloxi. George and Josephine were the parents of 10 children. Their first child, Ella Louise, died after just a few months and their son, Asa Eugene, died before he reached the age of five. At some point, George became interested in the fact that his abbreviated name, Geo., was spelled with his initials. When his third child was born, he named him Leo Ernest to correspond his first name and initials. The practice was continued with all of his... Read full biography
The following is from Ray Castello of American Art Collections:. George Edgar Ohr was born Sunday, July 12,1857, at 10 AM in Biloxi, Mississippi. and later christened George Edgar Ohr in the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer. He married Josephine Gehring of New Orleans on September 15, 1886, in Biloxi. George and Josephine were the parents of 10 children. Their first child, Ella Louise, died after just a few months and their son, Asa Eugene, died before he reached the age of five. At some point, George became interested in the fact that his abbreviated name, Geo., was spelled with his initials. When his third child was born, he named him Leo Ernest to correspond his first name and initials. The practice was continued with all of his children thereafter -- Clo, Lio, Oto, Flo, Zio, Ojo and Geo. George E. Ohr (1857-1918) has been called th... Read full biography
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Keywords (16)
Art Method
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
- •Art Pottery
- •Bronze
- •Ceramic Art, Porcelain, Design and/or Decoration
- •Ceramics
- •Clay, Earthenware Vessels
- •Painting on Glass, Glass Design, Studio Glass Art
- •Stoneware, Stone, Stonecut, Sandstone
Art Style
- •Pure Abstraction, Line, Shape, Color, Texture
Art Subject
- •Folk Art, Folk Lore
- •Hand-Crafted Objects
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 19th Century, After Civil War
Added Description
- •Abstraction Specialty
- •Ceramic Specialty
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •Louisiana Purchase Expo, St. Louis World's Fair 1904