New Exhibitions
The Bruno & Mary Moser Collection of Contemporary Ceramics
The Midwest Museum of American Art presents “The Bruno &
Mary Moser Collection of Contemporary Ceramics” beginning
April 5 and continuing through July 14, 2013. Bruno & Mary
Moser have collected studio pottery since they bought their first
piece as a honeymoon souvenir in 1962 at the Kellogg Pottery in
Michigan. Their once humble collection has grown to over 900
individual objects by more than 160 artists to date. The exhibition
features around 100 ceramic objects emphasizing functional forms
with some that border on the sculptural. Teapots, bowls, platters,
vases, jars, and lidded vessels make up the variety of forms
illustrated in the exhibit.
The Moser’s collection is, “some of the finest eye-pleasing
functional pottery currently available from America’s and Indiana’s
best ceramic artists.”, as stated in a recent exhibition brochure
from the Art Museum of Greater Lafayette. Anyone who has
interest in pottery making or collecting should not miss this
opportunity to view a top-ranked Midwestern collection. In 2006
ceramic artist Scott Frankenberger interviewed the Mosers for an
article appearing in, “Ceramics Monthly”, the seminal leading US
magazine in the field.
Museum members and invited guests will have an opportunity
to meet Bruno and Mary Moser at a special reception for the
collectors on Sunday, April 14, from 1:00 to 4:00PM. An informal
gallery talk will be given at 2:00PM.