The Paris World’s Fair in 1925 gave its name to the Art Deco style, which was influenced by the aerodynamic designs of ships, trains and automobiles. Ceramic artists such as Clarice Cliff introduced vibrant vases decorated with colorful geometric motifs. Porcelain statuettes portrayed alluring women in the flapper fashions of

Red is the color of love, as well as danger and sin. Red has also been a symbol of wealth and status. Chinese potters of the Ming Dynasty created red-glazed porcelains and European ceramic artists strived to emulate the rare beauty of their oxblood Sang de Boeuf glazes in the

The Great Elephant Migration currently traveling through the United States inspired this exhibition of 100 elephants from the museum collection. The international herd at WMODA includes portrayals of domesticated Asian elephants made by British potteries from the early 1800s, realistic sculptures in Boehm’s American porcelain and African elephants created by

In the Roaring Twenties, “Cheers” became a drinking toast with the clinking of glasses. Storage and serving containers for wine, beer and spirits have been made of ceramics and glass for centuries. The pottery industry also made teapots, cups, and saucers for serving tea, which has been promoted as a