McCarty Pottery: Love. Life. Clay.
On view beginning April 19, 2018
Lee and Pup McCarty (1923-2015; 1926-2009), "Nutmeg Bowl." glazed stoneware, 9 x 9 in. Collection of the Mississippi Museum of Art. Gift of Frank and Ivy Alley. 2017.154
Lee and Pup McCarty (1923-2015; 1926-2009), "Jade Covered Dish with Fish." glazed stoneware. Collection of the Mississippi Museum of Art. Gift of Frank and Ivy Alley. 2017.153a
Lee and Pup McCarty (1923-2015; 1926-2009), "Jade Chalice." glazed stoneware. Collection of the Mississippi Museum of Art. Gift of Frank and Ivy Alley. 2017.152
Lee and Pup McCarty (1923-2015; 1926-2009), "Jade Charger." glazed stoneware, 24 in. Collection of the Mississippi Museum of Art. Gift of Frank and Ivy Alley. 2017.145
Lee and Pup McCarty (1923-2015; 1926-2009), "Nutmeg Bud Vases." glazed stoneware. Collection of the Mississippi Museum of Art. Gift of Frank and Ivy Alley. 2017.149; 2017.15; 2017.151
Lee and Pup McCarty (1923-2015; 1926-2009), "Jade Vase." glazed stoneware, 24 in. Collection of the Mississippi Museum of Art. Gift of Frank and Ivy Alley. 2017.143
Lee and Pup McCarty (1923-2015; 1926-2009), "Large Nutmeg Plate." glazed stoneware. Collection of the Mississippi Museum of Art. Gift of Frank and Ivy Alley. 2017.147
Lee and Pup McCarty (1923-2015; 1926-2009), "Jade Jar with Holes." glazed stoneware, 20 in. Collection of the Mississippi Museum of Art. Gift of Frank and Ivy Alley. 2017.144
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Lee and Pup McCarty worked side by side for 64 years. In 1954, the McCartys lived and worked in a mule barn in Merigold, Mississippi, creating together a pottery design that would become nationally and internationally known. The trademarked “river,” a small black wavy line would become synonymous with the signature glazes of nutmeg brown, cobalt blue, and jade.
This exhibition is representative of a small portion of those decades of creating pottery designs of worldwide acclaim.