Dear Sophie -
GEORGE OHR was confident in technique and place in history, but his works were greatly misunderstood and he was dismissed as "Mad".
THE MAD POTTER OF BILOXI crated up his work and stored in in a garage with instructions that it shouldn't be opened for 50 years when it might be appreciated.
Indeed now there is a museum dedicated to him, designed by Frank O. Gehry and the fluidity and originality of his forms are celebrated.
With Love,
Mom
