Join us for the opening of The Mark and Marie Latta Collection: Featuring Weller Pottery Company’s Hudson Ware.
Friday, July 14, 2023
5:00 to 7:00 pm at the ZMA in the American Art Pottery Gallery
The Mark and Marie Latta Collection: Featuring Weller Pottery Company’s Hudson Ware highlights 77 pieces of Weller Pottery Hudson Ware, known for its pastel colors and detailed decoration. Dating to 1917, the vases in the collection showcase beautiful floral and landscape designs.
“What really characterizes and makes these pieces so unique is that they’re hand painted or decorated by primarily women [after] the turn of the century, which was a unique occupation for women during that period,” says Laine Snyder, director and curator of the Zanesville Museum of Art.
Mark and Marie Latta started their collection with pieces from Roseville Pottery in nearby Roseville and grew into collecting other Muskingum County works. Except for a few that are especially dear to them, the Lattas have donated their Weller Pottery Co. pieces to the Zanesville Museum of Art to serve as a reminder of the city’s rich pottery history. The works will become part of the permanent collection in the American Art Pottery Gallery. The Lattas are traveling to Zanesville from their home in Muscatine, Iowa, to dedicate the collection named in their honor with a celebration at the museum on July 14.
On view beginning July 5, 2023
Free and open to the public.
Complimentary refreshments will be provided.