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ohr museum

updated fri 9 sep 05

 

Louis Katz on thu 8 sep 05


From the Director of the Ohr Museum

> Hi, Louis:
> 1. We are all alive and setting up a satellite office next week in
> D'Iberville.
> 2. Ohr pots survived the storm and we have now moved them to the
> Mobile Museum of Art.
> 3. All other work, including an extensive contemporary ceramics
> collection, is also safe and sound, secure.
> 4. Brian Nettles' entire studio and anagama kiln was destroyed. He
> needs assistance.
> 5. Our museum's current small studio was destroyed; we want to begin
> offering major ceramics classes by winter and will need space for six
> to 12 months.
> 6. The Center for Ceramics structure at new museum appears okay, is
> being assessed; may be in it for classes within 18 months (or so).
> 7. New Ohr gallery and new African American gallery crushed by barge.
> 8. We will rebuild!
> Marjie

Marcia Selsor on thu 8 sep 05


Thanks Louis.
I heart goes out to all those hurricane/flood victims. The Ohr
collection was also in my mind.
Marcia
On Sep 8, 2005, at 7:53 AM, Louis Katz wrote:

> From the Director of the Ohr Museum
>
>
>> Hi, Louis:
>> 1. We are all alive and setting up a satellite office next week in
>> D'Iberville.
>> 2. Ohr pots survived the storm and we have now moved them to the
>> Mobile Museum of Art.
>> 3. All other work, including an extensive contemporary ceramics
>> collection, is also safe and sound, secure.
>> 4. Brian Nettles' entire studio and anagama kiln was destroyed. He
>> needs assistance.
>> 5. Our museum's current small studio was destroyed; we want to begin
>> offering major ceramics classes by winter and will need space for six
>> to 12 months.
>> 6. The Center for Ceramics structure at new museum appears okay, is
>> being assessed; may be in it for classes within 18 months (or so).
>> 7. New Ohr gallery and new African American gallery crushed by barge.
>> 8. We will rebuild!
>> Marjie
>>