{"id":1802,"date":"2019-06-30T20:51:54","date_gmt":"2019-06-30T20:51:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/?page_id=1802"},"modified":"2025-08-19T16:10:17","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T16:10:17","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: -121px;\">\n<table class=\"wp-list-table widefat fixed sliders\">\n<tbody id=\"the-list\" data-wp-lists=\"list:slider\">\n<tr class=\"alternate\">\n<td class=\"shortcode column-shortcode\">\n\t\t<!-- MasterSlider -->\n\t\t<div id=\"P_MS69d90b2fac155\" class=\"master-slider-parent msl ms-parent-id-7\" style=\"\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<!-- MasterSlider Main -->\n\t\t\t<div id=\"MS69d90b2fac155\" class=\"master-slider ms-skin-light-6 round-skin\" >\n\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"ms-slide\" data-delay=\"3\" data-fill-mode=\"fill\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/plugins\/master-slider\/public\/assets\/css\/blank.gif\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/olivera.png\" \/>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"ms-thumb\" ><div class=\"ms-tab-context\"><div class=&quot;ms-tab-context&quot;><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<!-- END MasterSlider Main -->\n\n\t\t\t \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- END MasterSlider -->\n\n\t\t<script>\n\t\t(function ( $ ) {\n\t\t\t\"use strict\";\n\n\t\t\t$(function () {\n\t\t\t\tvar masterslider_c155 = new MasterSlider();\n\n\t\t\t\t\/\/ slider controls\n\n\t\t\t\t\/\/ slider setup\n\t\t\t\tmasterslider_c155.setup(\"MS69d90b2fac155\", {\n\t\t\t\t\t\twidth           : 1280,\n\t\t\t\t\t\theight          : 974,\n\t\t\t\t\t\tminHeight       : 0,\n\t\t\t\t\t\tspace           : 0,\n\t\t\t\t\t\tstart           : 1,\n\t\t\t\t\t\tgrabCursor      : false,\n\t\t\t\t\t\tswipe           : false,\n\t\t\t\t\t\tmouse           : false,\n\t\t\t\t\t\tlayout          : \"fullwidth\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\twheel           : false,\n\t\t\t\t\t\tautoplay        : false,\n\t\t\t\t\t\tinstantStartLayers:false,\n\t\t\t\t\t\tloop            : false,\n\t\t\t\t\t\tshuffle         : false,\n\t\t\t\t\t\tpreload         : 0,\n\t\t\t\t\t\theightLimit     : true,\n\t\t\t\t\t\tautoHeight      : false,\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsmoothHeight    : true,\n\t\t\t\t\t\tendPause        : false,\n\t\t\t\t\t\toverPause       : true,\n\t\t\t\t\t\tfillMode        : \"fill\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\tcenterControls  : false,\n\t\t\t\t\t\tstartOnAppear   : false,\n\t\t\t\t\t\tlayersMode      : \"center\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\thideLayers      : false,\n\t\t\t\t\t\tfullscreenMargin: 0,\n\t\t\t\t\t\tspeed           : 20,\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdir             : \"h\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\tparallaxMode    : 'swipe',\n\t\t\t\t\t\tview            : \"basic\"\n\t\t\t\t});\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\twindow.masterslider_instances = window.masterslider_instances || [];\n\t\t\t\twindow.masterslider_instances.push( masterslider_c155 );\n\t\t\t });\n\n\t\t})(jQuery);\n\t\t<\/script>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Mission Statement:<\/strong> The International Museum of Dinnerware Design collects, preserves and celebrates masterpieces of the tabletop genre created by leading artists and designers worldwide. Through its collections, exhibitions, and educational programming, it provides a window on the varied cultural and societal attitudes toward food and dining and commemorates the objects that exalt and venerate the dining experience.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h6><strong>IMoDD Board of Directors:<\/strong><\/h6>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1811 size-thumbnail alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/Margaret-1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"><strong>Margaret Carney<\/strong>&nbsp;is a ceramic historian who holds a Ph.D. in Asian art history.&nbsp; She is the founding director and curator of the International Museum of Dinnerware Design in Ann Arbor, Michigan.&nbsp; She taught ceramic world history at New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University and elsewhere. She has spent her life curating exhibitions, lecturing, and writing about ceramics and the related arts.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1824 size-thumbnail alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/Judy-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\">Judith Schwartz<\/strong>, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, New York University, artist, curator, lecturer, juror, conference organizer, and author most notably of&nbsp;<em>Confrontational Ceramics.<\/em>&nbsp;Vice President of the International Academy of Ceramics, educational consultant to Lenox China and recipient of numerous awards for contributions to ceramic education.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1825 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/Scott-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/Scott-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/Scott-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/Scott.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>Scott Vermillion<\/strong>&nbsp;has had a 40+ year career in industrial and graphic design with a BS from the Illinois Institute of Technology Institute of Design. A lifelong collector and historian of American pottery, dinnerware and decorative arts, Mr. Vermillion has co-written several books on the subject and is the co-editor of the Eva Zeisel Forum newsletter.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1828 size-thumbnail alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ari-photo-The-Ann-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\">Ari Weinzweig&nbsp;<\/strong>is CEO and co-founding partner of Zingerman&#8217;s Community of Businesses, and the author of many books including&nbsp;<em>Zingerman\u2019s Guide to Good Eating<\/em>&nbsp;(Houghton Mifflin),&nbsp;<em>Zingerman\u2019s Guide to Good Leading, Part 1: A Lapsed Anarchist\u2019s Approach to Building a Great Business&nbsp;<\/em>and&nbsp;the pamphlet, \u201cThe Art of Business; Why I Want to be an Artist.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kene-Rosa.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-4887 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kene-Rosa-e1633646761403-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kene-Rosa-e1633646761403-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kene-Rosa-e1633646761403-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kene-Rosa-e1633646761403.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/strong><strong>Kene J. Rosa<\/strong> started his life in art with The Leon Friend Award from The Brooklyn Museum. He did a year internship in the Medieval Art Department at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. He earned his BA degree in Art and Education from Hunter College. He also studied Typography at The School of Visual Arts under Ed Benguait and Seymour Chwast. His life in antiques started with small auction houses in New York concurrently working in the world of High Fashion. He studied Rare Books at the Columbia Rare Book School under Terry Belanger and studied jewelry with Joyce Jonas. He was gallery and research assistant for bookseller Frederick G. Schab and researcher for Theodore B. Donson, both of New York. His expertise is in books, drawings and prints from 1450 to 1950. He retired as chief curator and art purchaser for Galerie Michael, Rodeo Drive. Mr. Rosa is also the executor and trustee of the William (Bill) B. Stern Revocable Trust 2020. In this capacity he has been instrumental in placing over 5000 pieces of mostly Mid-Century ceramics to 19 cultural institutions along with various other objects coveted by museums. Mr. Rosa is an eclectic collector whose main interest is in ceramics that mimic prints.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6481 size-thumbnail alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/Margaret-Carney-Julie-Gaines-Fishs-Eddy-Museum-April-21-2023-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\">Julie Gaines<\/strong> is the founder of the well-known tableware shop called Fishs Eddy. &nbsp;What started as a chance find in the sub basements of New York City&#8217;s Bowery has evolved into a landmark destination near Union Square in New York City. Fishs Eddy proudly remains a small business driven by the labor of love for over 37 years.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6490 size-thumbnail alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bill-Straus.jpg-1-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bill-Straus.jpg-1-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bill-Straus.jpg-1-298x300.jpeg 298w, https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bill-Straus.jpg-1-768x773.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bill-Straus.jpg-1-763x768.jpeg 763w, https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bill-Straus.jpg-1.jpeg 991w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><strong>William Straus<\/strong>, growing up in New York, in a family with interests in non-profits, education and the Arts, started out in commercial photography and internships at the Metropolitan Museum. A lifelong collector and now art and antiques dealer since 1983, of objects from the 15<sup class=\"yiv9505872466\">th<\/sup>&nbsp;through 20<sup class=\"yiv9505872466\">th<\/sup>&nbsp;centuries, has focused most recently on 20<sup class=\"yiv9505872466\">th<\/sup>&nbsp;century design and in particular Russel Wright and Gilbert Rohde. BA from Lake Forest College. Former board member of The Russel Wright Design Center. He is married, with a son, three houses, in New York, Rhode Island and Maine, and actively participates with his wife doing yogic chanting at various yoga studios and recording events.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6805 size-thumbnail alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/A3C39961-C9B7-4119-9AE5-205D218DA092-e1701563570581-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\">Charles Alexander<\/strong> is a graduate of Ball State University with a double major in Art and Art Education with a minor in Humanities, his senior thesis in Museum Studies culminated in an Art Deco exhibit of his collection concurrent with his Senior art show. Teaching for a year, he then waited tables for five, all the while dealing in antiques. In 1986 he chose to become a full time dealer, setting up at antiques malls and shows throughout the Midwest. Purchasing his first depression glass as a freshman in high school, he continues to collect dinnerware, glassware, pottery, sculpture, and art. In 2004 he was asked to do an exhibition of Art Deco at the Sullivan-Munce Library in Zionsville, IN. After 28 years he still operates a booth at Midland Arts &amp; Antiques Mall in Indianapolis. Though \u201cretired\u201d after 25 years of working for several auction houses in various capacities, he still moonlights for them, and sets up at the Cincinnati Modern Show. A Facebook moderator for dinnerware, MCM, and Deco groups, he has written for <em>Antique Week<\/em> and taught classes in pottery and glass at the Reppert School of Auctioneering.&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h6><strong>Advisory Council:<\/strong><\/h6>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-8641 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/Anna-Clark-scaled-e1755619688568-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/Anna-Clark-scaled-e1755619688568-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/Anna-Clark-scaled-e1755619688568-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/Anna-Clark-scaled-e1755619688568-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/Anna-Clark-scaled-e1755619688568-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/Anna-Clark-scaled-e1755619688568-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/Anna-Clark-scaled-e1755619688568.jpg 1873w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>Anna Clark <\/strong>graduated from the University of Michigan with a B.A. in History. It was there that she first got involved with the International Museum of Dinnerware Design through an internship for her minor in Museum Studies. Anna then went on to receive her Masters in Library and Information Science from Wayne State University. Anna has a passion for history, culture, and education, and believes that museums and libraries play a pivotal role in sharing information with their communities.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/Katherine-Parker-Grossman-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-8300 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/Katherine-Parker-Grossman-scaled-e1749750666239-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/Katherine-Parker-Grossman-scaled-e1749750666239-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/Katherine-Parker-Grossman-scaled-e1749750666239-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/Katherine-Parker-Grossman-scaled-e1749750666239-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/Katherine-Parker-Grossman-scaled-e1749750666239-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/Katherine-Parker-Grossman-scaled-e1749750666239-1536x1536.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/Katherine-Parker-Grossman-scaled-e1749750666239.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>Katherine Parker Grossman<\/strong> is the granddaughter of Glidden Parker who founded the Glidden Pottery factory in Alfred, New York.&nbsp; She lives with her family in Rockville, Maryland.&nbsp; Katherine enjoys doing research on her grandfather\u2019s pottery and the stained glass designs that he created later in life.&nbsp; Katherine holds a BA in English from Hobart and William Smith College and an MA in Education from George Washington University.&nbsp; She has taught English and ESL to both children and adults.&nbsp; Most recently, she worked in international student admissions at a community college.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6683 size-thumbnail alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/John-Moses-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\">John Moses <\/strong>is a collector and authority on many California potteries and on American potteries in general, and a major collector of Catalina Pottery and Bauer.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1813 size-thumbnail alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1024-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1024-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1024-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1024.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>Jean Richards<\/strong>, Eva Zeisel\u2019s daughter, is in charge of the Eva Zeisel Archives, both photographs and actual pieces. &nbsp;She is an actress and has written and recorded children&#8217;s books.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1809 size-thumbnail alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bill-headshot-2019-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\">Bill Walker<\/strong> is a ceramic engineer working in the automotive industry. &nbsp;He began his career working in the model shop at Hall China and Pfaltzgraff and later worked as a ceramic engineer at Shenango China. &nbsp;He has a BFA from Syracuse University and PhD from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Gene Schreckengost<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mission Statement: The International Museum of Dinnerware Design collects, preserves and celebrates masterpieces of the tabletop genre created by leading artists and designers worldwide. 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