"When does a pot become art?" Robert A. Ellison, Jr. on His Collection of European Art Pottery

The Robert A. Ellison Collection of European Art Pottery
Robert A. Ellison Jr. Collection, Gift of Robert A. Ellison Jr., 2013; and Purchase, Acquisitions Fund, Louis V. Bell, Harris Brisbane Dick, Fletcher, and Rogers Funds and Joseph Pulitzer Bequest; 2011 Benefit Fund; and The Isaacson-Draper Foundation Gift, 2013

http://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2014/french-ceramics

MetCollects introduces highlights of works of art recently acquired by the Met through gifts and purchases. Discover a new work each month.

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Credits

Director: Christopher Noey
Producer and Editor: Kate Farrell
Camera: Sarah Cowan, Kate Farrell, Marina Zarya
Time-Lapse Photography: Thomas Ling
Production Assistant: Stephanie Wuertz
Audio Postproduction: David Raymond
Music: Austin Fisher