MISSISSIPPI VISUAL ARTS

The Gulf Coast was the first area to produce or to nurture artists.

MISSISSIPPI ARTISTS

GEORGE E. OHR Potter from Biloxi His pottery was original and outrageous. He declared himself “The World’s Greatest Art Potter” No one understood him or his pottery Gave up pottery in 1910 and died in 1918 His stored pottery was found in 1967 by an art dealer.

GEORGE OHR THE “MAD POTTER OF BILOXI”

OHR’S ART WORK

WALTER ANDERSON Artist from Ocean Springs His family established Shearwater Pottery He spent his time on Horn Island He created hundreds of paintings depicting plants and animals of the Gulf. Walter Anderson Museum in Ocean Springs houses dozens of his work

WALTER ANDERSON

ANDERSON’S ART

VISIONARY ARTISTS Artists who depict their dreams and visions Images usually from folk culture

MARY T. SMITH From Hazlehurst (1904 – 1995) Painted pictures on her roof and displays her work on fences and buildings in her yard. It is common in the African folk culture to display work on fences and buildings.

SMITH’S ART

THEORA HAMBLETT Born in the town of Paris in Lafayette County in 1895 Known for paintings of nature Paintings done from child’s point of view Died in 1977

HAMBLETT’S ART

State’s Museums/Galleries MS Museum of Art in Jackson with galleries in Biloxi and Tupelo Lauren Rogers Museum of Art in Laurel houses Native American art