 manuel eugene jalanivich 1898 1944  manuel eugene jalanivich 1898 1944 ray fri 4232010 1037 manuel eugene jalanivich 18981944   courtesy of gertrude jalanivich medlock  chronology 1897 born on june 24 th at biloxi mississippi son of luca jalanivich 18661902 and manuella morranna 18591929  1902  luca jalanivich expired at biloxi on august 20 1902 from heat prostration 1905 mrs manuella m jalanivich married francisco mueso 18601940 a spanish immigrant at biloxi on november 18 th  19031914 manuel e jalanivich studied art in the biloxi public school system with miss mary ethel dismukes 18701952 she had training in oils and watercolor with jh twatchman 18531902 and kenyon cox 18561919 of new york city among others 19101912  studied pottery with george e ohr 18571918 the mad potter of biloxi  1915 operated his own pottery booth on howard avenue next to keller s barbershop 1917  studied at the niloak pottery in benton arkansas 19181919 enlisted in the us navy at new orleans louisiana on march 28 1918 stationed at newport rhode island discharged here on march 12 1919 with the rating of seaman 2 nd class 19191921  durant kilns to study with leon volkmar 18791959 at the bedford village pottery westchester county new york city here he met his life long companion ingvardt olsen 18881959 a 1908 danish immigrant from copenhagen who had been trained as a technician at the royal danish copenhagen chinese kilns 1921  jalanivich and olsen went to central america and worked in panama for awhile 1922 moved to san francisco 1925 taught a short pottery course at the national academy of design in honolulu hawaii  1927 jalanivich showed several pieces of his california pottery at the 1 st gulf coast art association exhibit held at the biloxi public library in february 1929 jalanivich s mother expired in july on lameuse street at biloxi mississippi 19371939 taught at the california school of fine arts san francisco now the san francisco art institute jalanivich instructed his students primarily 1938  jalanivicholsen commenced a ceramics school for women in the san francisco bay area 1939 jalanivich and olsen works a bowl and table pieces on loan from the sg gump company of san francisco displayed at the san francisco golden gate international exposition closed san francisco studio and moved to belmont california 1940 moved to belmont california and built a home in rural setting at 901 holly road 19421943  jalanivich and olsen taught art and pottery to recovering wounded american veterans of the south pacific theatre at the letterman hospital in presidio at san francisco 1944 expired at belmont san mateo county california on june 15 1944 buried at woodlawn memorial park in colma california  jalanivich bust  courtesy of maxine mcgraw palmer image by mary himel wichmann2002  manuel e jalanivich 18971944   biloxi s bootblack potter manuel eugene jalanivich who was born at biloxi mississippi on june 24 1897 the son of  luca gevenilovich genovish givulinovich  or  giovulnovich   18611902 anglicized to jalanivich and manuella morrano 18581929 often spelled morano he was baptized  emmanuel genovish  sic in the roman catholic church of the nativity of the blessed virgin mary at biloxi on december 25 1897 lepre 1991 p 131 in the 1900 federal census of harrison county mississippi luca jalanivich listed austria as his country of origin which indicates that he was probably a croatian immigrant family lore relates that luca may have come from trieste jalanivich had been in the united states for ten years mrs jalanivich was born at new orleans louisiana of louisiana born parents although in the 1910 federal census they are listed as being french in 1900 the jalanivich family resided on croesus street in biloxi mississippi 1900 federal census harrison county ms p 46 and gertrude jalanivich medlock january 11 2002  manuel jalanivich and mauella morano jalanivich mueso 18581929 in the redwoods of california  courtesy of gertrude jalanivich medlock luca and manuella jalanivich married at the nativity of the blessed virgin mary mother roman catholic church in biloxi mississippi on october 13 1894 they were also the parents of john matthew jalanivich 18951967 and mary amelia louise j sablich 19001991 lepre 1991 p 132 and harco ms mrb 10 p 264 in 1902 luca jalanivich was employed as a cook he expired from a heat stroke on august 20 1902 his corporal remains were interred in the biloxi cemetery  the biloxi daily herald august 22 1902 p 6  francisco mueso on november 18 1905 mrs manuella m jalanivich married francisco mueso 18601940 at biloxi frank mueso was a native of spain at biloxi he made his livelihood as a fisherman at an oyster factory in 1914 the muesos were living at 519 lameuse street  the biloxi herald november 20 1905 p 4  the biloxi city directory 1914 p 155 and 1910 federal census harrison county ms p 266  early art training at an early age manuel e jalanivich demonstrated an artistic ability which was observed in his biloxi public school classroom by mary ethel dismukes 18701952 miss dismukes the daughter of george dismukes d 1909 and adella mcdonald 18461924 was a native of pulaski tennessee she came to biloxi in 1897 with her family mary ethel called ethel was an artist and photographer she made her livelihood as the supervisor of arts for the biloxi public schools until her retirement in may 1914 as early as 1910 ethel dismukes taught art classes on a private basis as late as may 1949 she was having public displays in biloxi of her student s work in pencil wax crayons oil and watercolor     the daily herald may 30 1910 may 22 1914 p 2 and may 31 1949 p 5  miss dismukes worked in oil watercolor and ceramics her art education was with john henry twachtman 18531902 and kenyon cox 18561919 of new york city louis loeb 18661909 and clifford carlton 18671946 she was an active member of the gulf coast art association new orleans art association nashville art association among others ethel dismukes had art studios at pulaski tennessee san antonio texas and new york city sutton 1929 pp 168169 it is apparent that manuel jalanivich was enrolled as a private art pupil of miss dismukes prior to may 1913 at this time she held a display of her students works in china painting charcoal and watercolor it was described as   one of the most attractive and artistic exhibits that has ever been arranged in biloxi  of miss dismukes twenty pupils nineteen were female young jalanivich being the lone male he was described as   biloxi s talented little bootblack artist   the daily herald may 21 1913 p 8  biloxi school days manuel jalanivich began to win recognition and awards for his artwork in the biloxi central school as early as the seventh grade the thanksgiving holiday of 1913 was celebrated in the public school with songs recitations and dances jalanivich s contribution to the program which was well lauded was a series of illustrations depicting scenes from the daily regimen of the pilgrims as each picture was shown to the student audience an appropriate paragraph was read describing the action  the daily herald april 11 1914 p 8 and december 4 1913 p 6  in midmay 1914 miss dismukes of biloxi public school art department held an exhibition of student arts and crafts in the central school art room pupils from both the high school and primary schools of the city had their art on review for their family and friends a highlight of the student exhibition was a threemasted vessel built by manuel jalanivich the model ship was about 1 ½ feet in length during the past winter jalanivich had sold more than 30 of his sketches and paintings  the daily herald may 22 1914 p 1  souvenir pamphlet in the spring of 1914 manual jalanivich was preparing a small book on biloxi his marvelous watercolor illustrations were of biloxi landmarks and scenes beauvoir the biloxi lighthouse the new biloxi high school the elks club the us post office the back bay bridge the biloxi yacht club the country club the biloxi hotel benachi avenue east beach west beach back bay beach piers large watermelons piney woods and a private yacht jalanivich s narrative of biloxi was excellently illustrated in calligraphy  the daily herald april 11 1914 p 8    george e ohr jr joseph fortune meyer in addition to miss dismukes another artistic neighbor of the jalanivich family was george e ohr jr 18571918 the mad potter of biloxi ohr s art pottery was situated on delauney street only 500 feet as the crow flies from the jalanivich residence at 519 lameuse street here on the west side of lameuse street near the corner of mcelroy street the muesojalanivich family resided in a double shotgun house sanborn mapbiloxi 1914 sheet6 a young manuel jalanivich was taken in by ohr the retired genius potter and taught to use the potter s wheel manuel worked as a shoeshine boy on the streets of biloxi possibly to succor his family or buy art supplies joseph fortune meyer 18481931 the tutor and sponsor of george e ohr and master potter at newcomb college also resided at biloxi during jalanivich s adolescent years  evans  1973 p 24 and  the biloxi news february 13 1927 p 11  pottery booth in march 1915 manual jalanivich opened a pottery booth on howard avenue next to keller s barbershop the young potter made his wares at his home on reynoir street here he had a lathe potter s wheel and had built an oven kiln for burning firing his green ware jalanivich acquired his clay on back bay and up the tchoutacabouffa river as did george e ohr  the daily herald march 13 1915 p 2  niloak in arkansas circa 1917 manuel jalanivich left biloxi to study at the niloak pottery which was situated at benton arkansas about fifteen miles southwest of little rock niloak is a palindrome of kaolin the arkansas pottery was named for the fine deposits of very pale white clay found here post civil war john hyten began potting here making utilitarian items for local farmers and families such as jugs crocks and butter churns his sons paul charles and lee hyten continued the business  the biloxi news february 13 1927 p 11 and  hhtp  wwwgeocitiescom niloakpottery   ww i 19181919  after a year in arkansas manuel jalanivich enlisted in the us navy on march 28 1918 at new orleans he trained for military duty at newport rhode island while there he made the acquaintance of a wealthy patron who was enamored with his artistic creativity and exceptional ceramic forms unfortunately she expired during his tenure in rhode island but her correspondence to the bedford village pottery in new york where he later found employment in march 1919 jalanivich was discharged from the us navy at newport with the rating of seaman 2 nd class national archives and records administrationmilitary record and  the biloxi news february 13 1927 p 11  durant kilns 19191920  the durant kilns were located at bedford village new york mrs jean durant rice the wife of a wealthy ophthalmologist sponsored this westchester county pottery lead by american master potter leon volkmar 18791959 volkmar came from a family of artisans his father charles volkmar ii was a renowned painter and potter while leon volmar s grandfather known as carl volkmar specialized in portraiture cloutier and schmid 1985 pp 34 it was at the durant kilns that manuel jalanivich s would met the two men ingvardt olsen 18881959 and leon volkmar who would most deeply influence his personal as well as creative life with ingvardt olsen jalanivich formed a life long bond that would result in their harmonious enterprise the jalan pottery at san francisco and belmont california arguably leon volkmar was the dominant artistic influence in manuel s jalanivich s brief but prolific ceramic career it was from volkmar that he adopted his interest in the ancient pottery styles of the orient and mediterranean basin like volmar jalanivich would also flourish as a teacher of ceramics  the biloxi news  reported that while employed at the durant kilns manuel e jalanivich worked on a 3000 pottery project for a vanderbilt dinner this is corroborated as table and art ware were significant products of durant from its conception until the demise of mrs rice in 1919 after her death leon volkmar s work at the durant kilns became more like studio pottery as with george no two alike e ohr jr duplication was not volkmar s modus operandi  the biloxi new february 13 1927 p 11 and  cloutier and schmid 1985 p 4  ingvardt olsen 18881959 and jalanivichapril 1973 ingvardt olsen while at the durant kilns in eastern new york manuel jalanivich met ingvardt olsen 18881959 olsen was a native of copenhagen denmark and had studied at the royal danish copenhagen chinese kilns he came to the united states in 1908 jalanivich and olsen became close friends and eventually settled together at san francisco where olsen had been an interior decorator  the biloxi news february 13 1927 p 11  hawaii1924 manuel e jalanivich and ingvardt olsen left san francisco on march 1 1924 aboard the ss president adams for honolulu hawaii and taught ceramics for several weeks at the national academy of design  crew lists of vessels arriving at honolulu august 1912november 1954 a3422 r 75 and the biloxi news february 13 1927 p 1  1927 gulf coast art association exhibit the gulf coast art association which was led by professor william woodward 18591939 and mary ethel dismukes 18701952 held its first exhibit at the biloxi public library from february 4 th until february 20 th 1927 the show which was composed of oil paintings water colors pastels lithographic drawings block prints sculpture photography pottery metal work and embroidery was juried by will h stevens of newcomb college at new orleans sarah k smith of gulf park college at gulfport mississippi and edmund c decelle of mobile  the daily herald february 3 1927 p 2  those exhibiting at the biloxi show were  peter anderson  19011984 ocean springs  gertrude burton  ocean springs grace cheeseman gulfport alethia b clemens biloxi edmund c decelle mobile  mary ethel dismukes  18701952 biloxi camille j ehrenfels nola  robert h holmes  18691949 ocean springs dorothy hopkins biloxi charles w hutson biloxi  charles e hultberg  18741948 biloxi  manuel e jalanivich  18981944 biloxi california  louise mallard  19001975 biloxi william h muir gulfport anne wells munger pass christian christine northrop pass christian mrs granville osoinach gulfport sarah k smith gulfport miss cr tibb biloxi clara tucker biloxi alice walsh gulfport  louise giesen woodward  18621937 biloxi and  william woodward  18591939 biloxi  the daily herald february 5 1927 p 5  on opening night of the juried exhibition the winning artists selected by the three jurors were as follows gold medal sponsored by the peoples bank for the best oil painting   a western scene  by charles e hultberg gold medal given by the biloxi city commissioners for the best mississippi coast scene   our street   by william woodward and ribbon for honorable mention was won by edmund c decille for   mardi gras     the daily herald february 5 1927 p 5  on february 8 1927 three pieces of  jalan pottery  for the biloxi exhibit arrived from california they consisted of a large jardiniere worth 15000 and two pieces a light blue bowl and a small jar valued at 2000 apiece these works of manuel jalanivich were lauded for their form color and glazing the ceramic art of peter anderson of the shearwater pottery at ocean springs was also praised  the daily herald february 9 1927 p 2  the final award for the first gulf coast art association exhibit was given by the first national bank on the basis of votes placed by visitors to the show the gold medal for the most popular picture was won by miss mary ethel dismukes for    the burden bearer   professor woodward s large oil painting of potters joseph meyer and george ohr placed second miss dismukes photograph titled   sunshine and shadow  was third in popularity woodward s painting of two of the biloxi boys hangs in the ohro keefe museum at biloxi on loan from the biloxi library  the daily herald february 21 1927 p 2  mother s death mrs manuella m j mueso expired at the residence of her daughter mary l sablich on july 1 1929 mrs julius sablich lived at 629 lameuse street manuella was a roman catholic and member of the woman s benefit association her survivors were francisco mueso john jalanivich of biloxi manuel jalanivich of san francisco and mary l sablich manuel jalanivich was touring in mexico at the time of his mother s demise  the daily herald july 2 1929 p 12  jalanivich on his potter s wheel  courtesy of gertrude jalanivich medlock  jalan pottery jalan pottery was the name chosen by jalanivich and olsen to produce commercial ceramic ware in california it was identified by its large scale simple form color style and crackled glaze jalanivich created wheelthrown forms and also did extensive clay modeling while ingvardt olsen specialized in glazing olsen s persian or faience blue and eggplant glazes were well accepted wf dietrich in 1928 described the jalan pottery as  jalanivich and olsen are making an attractive line of glazed pottery using a buffburning body and lead glazes their output is handmolded on a potter s wheel it is fired in a round kiln approximately 3 feet inside diameter of their own design and built by the gas company city gas being used for fuel the clay from california sources is fired to 2000 f and the glaze to 15001700 f  in june 1941  the american home  a monthly magazine published from 19281977 by nelson doubleday   featured an article   what s happening in the usa   which was very complimentary of the jalan pottery ceramics it related jalanivich s boyhood biloxi mentors miss dismukes and george e ohr and the struggles that he and olsen indured to establish their name in the california commercial market they spent almost nine years experimenting and perfecting the jalan glazes that made their ceramic wares a treasure to buyers and now collectors  the daily herald june 11 1941 p 7  jalanivich and olsen marketed their ceramics well in addition to their bay area patronage gumps department store in san francisco vended jalan pottery jalan s adaptation to a chinesestyle form met with great success in san francisco as many affluent citizens were decorating their domiciles with teak furniture coromandel screens lacquered chests and middle eastern of oriental rugs  bray 1980 p 43  19291939 depression years jalanivich and olsen were kind spirited gentlemen as they believed that they had the responsibility to share their experience and knowledge with others for this and financial reasons they taught private studio lessons on one day or evening each week from 1929 to 1938 students worked in clay modeling utilizing slab and coil techniques as well as molds bray 1980 p 43  19321933 south sea islands in march 1933 mary jalanivich sablich manuel s siter received a letter from manuel relating that he had spent eight months in the south sea islands and would be returning to his san francisco studio by april 10 1933 the daily herald march 20 1933 p 2  san francisco art institute manuel jalanivich taught at the california school of fine arts now the san francisco art institute from 1937 to 1939 in 1937 he and ingvardt olsen commenced a ceramics school for women at their baker street home in san francisco their students ranged from socialites to schoolgirls jalanivich said of his pupils   most find a deep joy in working with their hands school teachers weary of tussles with youngsters come and find a curious peace in attempting to express some kind of beauty   evans 1973 p 25 and the san francisco chronicle november 1 1937  vivika t heino vivika timeriasieff heino 19101995 who would later marry otto heino was a student of jalanivich at the california school of fine arts vivika also took private classes with him she went on to study with glen lukens 18871967 at usc and was awarded the second mfa degree from the new york state college of ceramics at alfred university in 1944 vivika and her husband otto heino b 1915 were honored in october 1995 with an exhibit the vivika and otto heino retrospective which was held at alfred university she had taught pottery to otto heino b 1915 and they eventually married and settled at ojai ventura county california today in california otto continues his highly praised ceramic work   bray 1980 p 43 and  wwwottospotterycom  and http nysccalfrededu mus heino   belmont california in 1939 olsen and jalanivich closed their san francisco ceramic operation and relocated to the sleepy peninsula town of belmont san mateo county california with a population of only three thousand here they built a modest home in 1940 at 901 holly road their domicile is extant and situated in a quasirural hillside environment surrounded by over twentyfive thousand people with a view of san francisco bay  san mateo county auditor s records and joan m levy january 9 2002   a review of the telephone books of belmont california from 1938 until 1946 reveal that the names of jalanivich and olsen first appeared in the white pages there in september 1941 the listing is jalanivich olsen pottery on holly road phone number 1264 in march 1943 their listing was manuel e jalanivich holly road phone number 1264 and ingvardt olsen same phone number after june 1945 there is no listing for either men  joan m levy january 9 2002  ww ii manuel e  jalanivich and ingvardt olsen taught art and pottery to recovering wounded american veterans of the south pacific theatre at the letterman hospital in the presidio at san francisco  evans 1973 p 25  deaths manuel jalanivich expired at belmont california on june 15 1944 there are inconsistencies in the reporting of the cause and place of his death  the courier bulletin  a local journal related that he expired   in a belmont sanitarium after a long illness    while  the san francisco chronicle  wrote that his death was   at his belmont home following a brief illness     in biloxi mississippi jalanivich s demise was reported by  the daily herald  as a sudden heart attack at his home in belmont california  the courier bulletin   june 23 1944    the san francisco chronicle june 21 1944 and the daily herald june 19 1944 p 6  on june 15 1944 manuel jalanivich s corporal remains were interred in section n of the woodlawn memorial park cemetery at colma california private funeral services preceded his burial in the chapel of crosbyn gray company at burlingame   the courier bulletin june 23 1944 p 3  ingvardt olsen passed on july 9 1959 at san francisco he was survived by a cousin edward w neison of san francisco olsen s corporal remains were interred at woodland memorial park colma california next to those of manuel eugene jalanivich  san francisco examiner july 14 1959  jalanivich s estate in march 1945 ingvardt olsen the executor and only heir of the estate of manuel e jalanivich filed for probate in the superior court of california of san mateo county california jalanivich s estate consisted of real property in san francisco california probably baker street appraised at 8500 a 1938 chevrolet town sedan appraised at 540 and 83464 in cash in a commercial account on deposit in the redwood city branch of the bank of america the market value of jalanivich s estate for tax purposes was established at 1137346 of which mr olsen paid 79264 in inheritance taxes the superior court of california san mateo county case no 11473 march 1945  sablich remembers uncle manuel  james eugene sablich sr 19212005 was interviewed by ray l bellande in may 2002 at his home on 440 porter avenue in biloxi mississippi present at the meeting were his wife shannon randazzo sablich and gertrude jalanivich medlock b 1924 a niece of manuel jalanivich bellande jim give us your early recollections of your uncle manuel jalanivich in biloxi  sablich  the earliest recollection that i have is that he came down to visit biloxi and his sister jim s mother and brother johnny jalanivich with his friend ingvardt olsen that was when we lived on 626 lameuse street and that wasn t yesterday that was quite a few years ago bellande how old were you then  sablichi was in the fifth or sixth gradeabout ten eleven or twelve years old about 1931 he manuel came down to visit us and stayed with mother and daddy in the house with us he took over my bedroom and my brother s bedroom before he left biloxi to go back he had to sit down to make chalk crayon pictures of me and my brother bellande were they pastels or colored chalks  sablich  colored chalk i was so proud of that bellande were they a good likeness  sablich  very good bellande did he jalanivich ever talk about ethel dismukes  sablich oh all the time she lived and had her studio on lameuse street one block from the beach i visited that place many times too bellande did she dismukes recognize his early art talent in the biloxi public school system  sablich well this is something that i don t know anything about bellande when manuel came here biloxi did he ever visit her miss dismukes  sablich every time he came to biloxi he visited miss dismukes and he would go to ocean springs to see mr peter anderson because they came up together and he would go down and watch him do his work bellande did he jalanivich ever talk about his early life in biloxi  sablich no but my mother mary jalanivich sablich did my mother told me that when he was just a little tot that he would always go around mr ohr s pottery shop on delauney street mr ohr took a liking to him and gave him a broom to clean up his shop after him as the years went by he taught my uncle manuel to do this pottery work as far as i know he stayed here long enough to learn enough to go to california to start his own pottery bellande did jalanivich have his own pottery shop on lameuse street in biloxi  sablich  i don t know anything about that bellande did manuel make any pottery when he visited biloxi  sablich  to my knowledge no bellande do you know anything about him jalanivich going off to the navy  sablich   yeah i don t know if whether it was the navy or army but that s where he made the little statue that i got while he was in camp in louisiana the war ended before he got any further and he came back to biloxi bellande do you know anything about him jalanivich meeting a wealthy woman in virginia  sablich  i don t know anything about that bellande is there anything else about his visits to biloxi  sablich he always visited friends involved in pottery and art bellande was there anyone besides miss dismukes or peter anderson or ohr  sablich i knew somebody else in those days my daddy cut her hair  jesse smiler  i think she was involved with miss dismukes she was a real estate agent bellande did you know miss dismukes sisterinlaw  sablich well i met her every time i went to see miss dismukes bellande did you ever go anywhere with him jalanivich in biloxi  sablich we always went to the beachwachenfeld s pier and hagan s pier or the riviera pier bellande how long would he jalanivich stay in biloxi  sablich  maybe two weeks bellandedo you have anything to add gertrude medlock  medlock  the time that i remember him coming to see us he had a convertible touring car that s about all that i can remember about him sablich  he had a big big buick i remember uncle manuel and ingvardt both made an extended trip to africa and stayed there a year or better he made some pottery over there and as i told you earlier i have a statue made of a native and she had a big to do or bonnet or something when my mother and daddy moved out there over on the beach i had it outside to load in the car   and i forgot it i d give every damn thing in the world if i could find it bellande did he jalanivich make several trips to biloxi  sablich yes i bet he made about three trips to biloxi he brought ingvardt when he made my picture jalanivicholsen exhibitions  the following are some of the known dates and locations of which the ceramics of the jalan pottery have been on public display  1927 gulf coast art association exhibit biloxi mississippi 1935californiapacific international exhibition san diego california 1936 national ceramic exhibition museum of fine art syracuse new york also known as the fifth national ceramic exhibition robineau memorial and named for american art potter adelaide alsop robineau 18651929 of syracuse new york the amberghirth gallery san francisco california 1937contemporary crafts exhibition philadelphia pennsylvania and oakland art gallery s exhibition of sculpture where work received an honorable mention 1939decorative arts exhibition of the golden gate international exposition at san francisco 1948 ingvardt olsen and charles nye 7 th annual pacific coast ceramic exhibition rotunda gallery san francisco california 1978oakland museum oakland california 1978  lang gallery of scripps college claremont california 1993oakland museum oakland california 1994renwick gallery of the national museum of american art smithsonian institution washington dc 1994cincinnati art museumcincinnati ohio  2003the ohro keefe museum of artbiloxi mississippi born of biloxijoseph meyer george ohr and manuel jalanivich  manuel e jalanivich with sculptures  linda jalanivich seymour was inspired by the bust of the african woman in the center of this image photo courtesy of maxine mcgraw palmer  contemporary jalanivich artists linda jalanivich seymour b 1947 the daughter of david w jalanivich 19201980 and faye winton krohn 19191999 resides in the st martin community north of ocean springs like manuel e jalanivich her great uncle linda works in clay primarily as a hand builder linda was inspired by the bust of an african woman that manuel e jalanivich had created in 2001 she studied pottery with brian nettles at the ohro keefe museum of art and sculpture with dee shaughnessey at the spiral gallery linda j seymour had a show just faces at the art house in ocean springs in october 2005 twentyfive pieces of her sculptures were featured  the ocean springs record october 6 2005 p b4  epilogue  the biloxi boys jf meyer ge ohr jr and me jalanivich were among the most notable american potters of the late 19 th and 20 th century being reared at biloxi on the mexican gulf they experienced the humid subtropical climate tropical cyclones or hurricanes and shared the joie de vivre provided by the unique southern european culture which proliferated here until postww ii while meyer and ohr were instrumental in the art scene at new orleans being instructors in the early years of the newcomb college art program instituted by william woodward 18591939 manuel e jalanivich shared his ceramic knowledge with eager students at the california school of fine arts in san francisco today each of these native biloxi art potters is remembered for his uniqueness meyer for his glazes simple forms and affiliation with newcomb pottery ohr for his skill on the potter s wheel exciting glazes and marketing schemes and jalanivich for his large forms and moulds all are collectible in recent years the value of ohr pottery has risen geometrically meyer s newcomb pottery has also become very valuable jalanivich s works are located primarily on the west coast and are still reasonably priced if they can be located ebay is an excellent place to commence a search for the works of these artists  local jalan collections  robert guy chatham 19502002 see obituary  the sun herald  may 27 2002 p a6 courthouse road gulfport mississippi 228 8969006 andrew w fofo gilich ii 2026 tulleries drive biloxi mississippi 39531228 3851232 maxine mcgraw palmer b 1939  279 palmer cove jackson mississippi 39272601 3727385 james e sablich  19212005 440 porter avenue biloxi mississippi 39530228 3747321  references  the arts and crafts movement in california  oakland museum and abbeville press new york1993  biloxi city directory 19131914  piedmont directory company ashville north carolina1914  jean m bragg and dr susan saward  the newcomb style  newcomb college arts crafts and art potterycollector s guide jean bragg gallery new orleans la 2002  hazel v bray  the potter s art in california 1885 to 1955  oakland museum art department oakland california1980 garth clark robert a ellison jr and eugene hecht  the mad potter of biloxi  abbeville press new york1989 dane cloutier and bob schmid  journal of the american art pottery association   leon volkmar the master potter who made history    vol 1 no 3 mayjune 1985 paul e cox  potteries of the gulf coast  iowa state college iowa1935 p 197 paul evans jalan transitional pottery of san francisco spinning wheel april 1937 p 24 david e gifford   a brief history of arkansas art potteryouachita niloak and camark    the national society of art pottery collectors  vol 1 no 1 spring summer 1996 lois lehner  lechner s encyclopedia of us marks on pottery porcelain clay  collector books padukah kentucky1988 p 226 jerome lepre  catholic church records diocese of biloxi mississippi  vol i catholic diocese of biloxi biloxi mississippi1991  the potter s art in california 18851955  oakland museum art department oakland california1980 cantey venable sutton  history of art in mississippi  the dixie press gulfport mississippi1929  circuit court harco ms circuit court marriage record book 10  giurilinovichmorano  october 13 1894 p 264 superior court of california san mateo county california case no 11473   in the matter of the estate of manuel e jalanivich    march 1945 internet hhtp  wwwgeocitiescom niloakpottery  niloak pottery company    journals the biloxi daily herald   funeral of luka giovulnovich   august 22 1902 the courier bulletin   jalanovich   june 23 1944 the courier bulletin   well known ceramic artist dies in belmont   june 23 1944 the daily herald   biloxi news paragraphs   may 30 1910 the daily herald   biloxi boy has artistic talent   april 16 1912 the daily herald   to show friends their art work   may 21 1913 the daily herald   biloxi high doings   december 4 1913 the daily herald   biloxi youth is talented artist   april 11 1914 the daily herald   art exhibit at central school   may 22 1914 the daily herald   biloxi youth makes pottery   march 13 1915 the daily herald   art exhibit is enjoyed by many   may 22 1916 the daily herald   sablichjalanivich   june 6 1918 p 3 the daily herald   opening of art exhibit at library   february 3 1927 the daily herald   award made by jury of gifted and competent artists for gulf coast art association exhibition at biloxi february 4   february 5 1927 the daily herald   jalan pottery arrives   february 9 1927 the daily herald   art exhibits closes   february 21 1927 the daily herald   mrs frank mueso dies   july 2 1929 the daily herald   biloxi news    march 20 1933 the daily herald   manuel jalanovich sic in california  the daily herald   jalanivichweems   march 31 1936 the daily herald   mcgrawjalanivich   february 8 1937 p 8 the daily herald   mueso funeral   february 29 1940 the daily herald   jalanavich sic gaining fame as potter   june 11 1941 p 7 the daily herald   visit art exhibit   may 31 1949 the daily herald   miss dismukes dies   february 18 1952 the daily herald    manuel jalanivich dies in california   june 19 1944 the daily herald   jm jalanivich   october 9 1967 the daily herald   david w jalanivich sr   november 10 1980 the ocean springs record   the biloxi boys meyer ohr and jalanivich   september 5 2002 to october 31 2002 the ocean springs record   seymour s sculptures put faces in new perspectives   october 6 2005 pb4 the san francisco chronicle   sf potters rise to fame   may 8 1919 or 1935  the san francisco chronicle   clever potters bring art to this city   december 17 1922 the san francisco chronicle   sf women reviving old art of ceramics   november 1 1937 the san francisco chronicle   death splits famed team of artists   june 21 1944 the san francisco chronicle   funeral notices   july 14 1959 the san francisco examiner   funeral notices   july 14 1959 the sun herald   mrs mary louise sablich   february 14 1991 the sun herald   gertrude trosclair jalanivich   june 5 1996 the sun herald    james eugene jimbo sablich   september 23 2005 p a6 the sun herald    mr dewey p jalanivich sr   december 8 2006 p a10  personal communication   gertrude jalanivich medlockconversation at 13809 plano road gulf hills january 1112 2001 mark jawgiel email january 31 2002 joan m levy san mateo county historical museum email of her search of the belmont california telephone books from 19381946 on january 9 2002 jeff gundersonemail from the san francisco art institute january 15 2002  jgunderson sfaiedu  james e sablichtaped interview in may 2002 maxine mcgraw palmerconversation at byram mississippi on june 22 2002 269 views  