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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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Museums & Collections (4)
All MuseumsThe Ohr-O'Keefe Museum Of Art
386 Beach Boulevard
Biloxi, MS 39530The University Of Mississippi Museum and Historic Houses
University Avenue and 5th St.
Oxford, MS 38655Washington County Museum of Fine Arts
401 Museum Drive
Hagerstown, MD 21741-0423