Peter Anderson
Illustration — Peter Anderson gives shape to clay at the potter's wheel Peter Anderson (December 22, 1901 – December 20, 1984) was an American ceramist and founder of Shearwater Pottery in Ocean Springs, Mississippi. He was born in New Orleans to George Walter Anderson, a grain broker, and Annette McConnell Anderson, member of a prominent New Orleans family, who had studied art at Newcomb College, where she had absorbed the ideals of the American Arts and Crafts movement.
Peter Anderson
- Born
- 1901
- Died
- 1984
- Occupation
- ceramicist · mineralogist
- Education
- Manlius Pebble Hill School
- Languages
- English
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In 1928, Anderson opened his business: Shearwater Pottery. The business turned, jiggered and cast pottery pieces which were then glazed. By 1931, the Shearwater pottery achieved national recognition in New York's Contemporary American Ceramics Exhibition. His pieces were also displayed at several museums including The Virginia Museum of fine Arts and the Old Capitol Museum in Jackson.
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Peter Anderson (1901 – 24 February 1984) was a “Mineraloge”.
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Peter Anderson is recorded with the occupation ceramicist. Recorded as ceramicist and mineralogist.
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Peter Anderson was born in 1901 and died on 24 February 1984.
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1901
Peter Anderson born.
1984
Peter Anderson died.
Legacy
The Ocean Springs Chamber of Commerce - Main Street - Tourism Bureau in Ocean Springs, Mississippi has been hosting an annual Peter Anderson Arts and Crafts Festival for 43 years. In 2021 the two-day event hosted 150,000 visitors.
Literature
Literature
Anderson, Peter Bernard, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011
Anderson, Peter, African American Studies Center, 2019
Anderson, Peter, African American Studies Center, 2013
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