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Walter Anderson Museum of Art (WAMA)
510 Washington Avenue
Ocean Springs, Mississippi 39564-4632
.............................................. (228) 872-3164
Open Daily. Call for hours and admission.
www.walterandersonmuseum.org |
experience. WAMA is dedicated to the
celebration
of the works of Walter Inglis
Anderson
(1903-1965), American master,
whose depictions
of the plants, animals, and
people of
the Gulf Coast have placed him
among the
forefront of American painters of
the Twentieth
Century; and to his brothers,
Peter Anderson
(1901-1984), master potter
and founder of
Shearwater Pottery; and
James McConnell
Anderson (1907-1998),
noted painter
and ceramist.
The watercolors, drawings, oils, block
prints, ceramics, and carvings by the
three Anderson brothers are all represented
in the museum's permanent
collection.
Diverse changing exhibitions,
many
featuring the work of other significant
artists, occur throughout the year.
The museum's sky lit interior of warm southern
yellow pine includes a main
galleria and two
additional galleries, which
echo the natural
beauty and simplicity of its
setting. Adjacent to
the museum is the Ocean
Springs Community
Center, home of Walter
Anderson's
largest mural. |
