Thursday, February 18, 2021, 5:30 p.m. Central Time (US and Canada)
Join the free program via Zoom. To register in advance, go to https://ksu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_6qzmnu_cTzWSQh3Lqksoxw
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with information about how to join the program.
This event is in conjunction with the virtual exhibition Waylande Gregory: Art Deco Ceramics and the Atomic Impulse. For information on more museum events click here.
Click here to view the online exhibition
Waylande Gregory (1905-1971), a native of Baxter Springs, Kansas, was one of the most innovative and prolific Art Deco ceramic sculptors of the early 20th century. His groundbreaking techniques enabled him to create monumental ceramic sculptures that had not previously been possible, including his Fountain of the Atom for the 1939 New York World’s Fair—a tribute to atomic energy that earned the attention of Albert Einstein. Gregory also developed revolutionary glazing and processing methods and was an important figure in the studio glass movement.
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Image: (detail) Postcard of Waylande Gregory’s Fountain of the Atom in front of the Contemporary Arts Building, New York World’s Fair, 1939. Manhattan Post Card Publishing Co, Inc., N.Y.W.F. LIC, 2443. Joel and Lila Harnett Print Study Center, University of Richmond Museums, Virginia, gift of Thomas and Donna Brumfield in honor of Ann Peery (WC ‘56) Oppenhimer and William Oppenhimer