John Anderson on Walter Anderson

John Anderson, son of famed artist Walter Anderson and the Anderson family curator, will speak on the topic of “Shearwater Pottery and Walter Anderson Art: The History of a Dream” at the West Baton Rouge Historical Association’s Ethel Claiborne Dameron Lecture. The youngest child of Walter and Agnes Anderson, John Anderson grew up in the artistic retreat at Shearwater Pottery in Ocean Springs, MS.  For the past several years he has been the curator or co-curator for twelve exhibits of his father’s art. Additionally, he has written about him extensively and participated in the production of several films on the subject. 3 pm. Free and held at the West Baton Rouge Museum.