George Ohr: Sophisticate and Rube

by Ellen J. Lippert

Overview

A contextual investigation of the "Mad Potter of Biloxi," showing him to be far more thoughtful and artful than he was eccentric

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781617039027
Publisher:	University Press of Mississippi
Publication date:	11/08/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	206
File size:	9 MB

About the Author

Ellen J. Lipert, Cranberry, Pennsylvania, is an associate professor of art history and Western humanities at Thiel College.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix

Introduction 3

Part I Ohr the Man

Chapter 1 Queer Genius and Freakish Fool Ohr in His Own Time 11

Chapter 2 Make a Spectacle of Yourself Ohr at World's Fairs and Expositions 22

Chapter 3 Twixt Genius and Humbug Ohr, Mass Media, and Self-Promotion 33

Chapter 4 "Smart Aleck, Damphool Potter" Ohr as a Southern Character 46

Chapter 5 Real Head-Heart-Hand-and-Soul Art Ohr, Socialism, and Individual Purpose 58

Chapter 6 Beauty of the Grotesque The Malformed, Marginalized, and Mudbabies 72

Part II Ohr the Potter

Chapter 7 George Ohr, Art Potter 87

Chapter 8 Ruffling, Crumpling, and Twisting Ohr's Visual Vocabulary 101

Chapter 9 Strategy and Meaning in Ohr's Pots 114

Conclusion 128

Notes 135

Bibliography 147

Index 156