LSU MOA Lecture on Potter, Katherine Choy

Katherine Choy frontiered the world of ceramics in the 1950s, combining elements from her Chinese roots and innovating the abstract concept of emotional expression in pottery. In 1952 Katherine brought her talent to New Orleans, as head of the Newcomb ceramics department. Head to the LSU Museum of Art at 6 pm for a presentation by Mel Buchanon, the RosaMary Curator of Decorative Arts and Design at NOMA: Katherine Choy: Radical Potter in 1950 New Orleans, a monographic review of the artist’s life and works. Free. lsumoa.org.