Frank Gaydos on sun 23 dec 01
Specifically, we're talking about the pottery known as maiolica =
(pronounced my-OH-li-kuh), which originated in the Middle East, traveled =
to Spain and eventually became associated with pottery centers in north =
and central Italy.=20
With his wife, Janet, who died in 1985, New Yorker Howard Stein began =
collecting maiolica avidly in the early 1970s.=20
Last year, he gave his collection to the Philadelphia Museum of Art - =
part has transferred, the rest is promised - in honor of the museum's =
125th anniversary.
The Stein gift of 71 pieces - mostly plates and jars, but including some =
specialty items like inkstands - catapulted the Art Museum to the top =
rank of maiolica collections in America
http://inq.philly.com/content/inquirer/2001/12/23/arts_and_entertainment/=
SOZA23.htm
"Italian Renaissance Ceramics" continues at the Philadelphia Museum of =
Art, Parkway at 26th Street, through April 28. The museum is open from =
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays, and to 8:45 p.m. Wednesdays =
and Fridays. Admission is $10 general and $7 for visitors 62 and older =
and aged 13 to 18, and for students with I.D. Pay what you wish Sundays. =
Information: 215-763-8100, 215-684-7500 or www.philamuseum.org.=20
Frank Gaydos
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