Culture Desk: A Vase with a Sense of Place

WKNO | By Christopher Blank

Published July 21, 2016 at 7:30 AM CDT

On today's Culture Desk, Brooks Museum curator Stanton Thomas talks about this "Moon and Moss" vase from Newcomb Pottery in New Orleans. Though these vases ceased to be made in 1940, the H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College continued to exist until 2005, when Hurricane Katrina forced Tulane University to dissolve the school during its rebuilding process. Listen below for more.

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Here's more on today's featured work of art:

Vase, 1918

Manufacturer: Newcomb Pottery, American (New Orleans, Louisiana)
Decorator: Sadie Irvin , American, 1885-1970

Medium: Ceramic

6 5/8 x 4 7/8 in. (16.8 x 12.4 cm)

Credit Line: Bequest of Martha Turley Jack

Object Number: 2003.5.1

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Christopher Blank

Reporting from the gates of Graceland to the balcony of the Lorraine Motel, Christopher has covered Memphis news, arts, culture and politics for more than 20 years in print and on the radio. He is currently WKNO's News Director and Senior Producer at the University of Memphis' Institute for Public Service Reporting. Join his conversations about the Memphis arts scene on the WKNO Culture Desk Facebook page.

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