Christopher Maurer Research Collection on Walter Anderson and Shearwater Pottery, 1863-2003 (bulk 1920-2003).

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Christopher Maurer Research Collection on Walter Anderson and Shearwater Pottery, 1863-2003 (bulk 1920-2003).

Collection of Maurer's notes and photocopied primary source materials used in the research, writing, and publication of Fortune's Favorite Child: The Uneasy Life of Walter Anderson and Dreaming in Clay on the Coast of Mississippi: Love and Art at Shearwater.

22 boxes (9.174 linear ft.)

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SNAC Resource ID: 8101107

University of Mississippi

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Anderson, Walter Inglis, 1903-1965

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Walter Anderson was born in New Orleans in 1903 and grew up in Ocean Springs, Mississippi. This famous Mississippi artist created several children's books. From the description of Walter Anderson papers, ca. 1945-1980s (bulk ca. 1970s). (University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus). WorldCat record id: 48924178 Painter, muralist, sculptor, wood-carver, potter, printmaker, illustrator; Mississippi. Attended the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine...

Shearwater Pottery

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