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Author Greenberg, Jan, 1942-

Title The mad potter : George E. Ohr, eccentric genius / Jan Greenberg & Sandra Jordan.

Publication Info. New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2013.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Pittsburg 1st Fl Juvenile Biography  J BIO Ohr    ---  Available
Edition First edition.
Description 53 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm
text rdacontent
unmediated rdamedia
volume rdacarrier
Note "A Neal Porter book."
Summary An account of the life of the eccentric ceramics artist traces his youth against a backdrop of the Civil War and political unrest in Biloxi, Mississippi; his creation of thousands of unconventional pots, vases and sculptures; and the remarkable trove discovered after his death that revealed the uniqueness of his talent.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (page 51).
Source NBK 3/14 PPLY
Subject Ohr, George E., 1857-1918 -- Juvenile literature.
Potters -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Art pottery, American -- Mississippi -- Biloxi -- Juvenile literature.
Ohr, George E., 1857-1918.
Potters.
Art pottery, American.
Added Author Jordan, Sandra (Sandra Jane Fairfax)
ISBN 9781596438101
159643810X

 
    
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