Anomalies and Curiosities of Dinnerware
part of the IMoDD Unforgettable Dinnerware Zoom lecture series
Presented by Margaret Carney
Wednesday, December 11, 2024, 6:30 p.m. Eastern Time
If an anomaly is something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected and a curiosity is something rare and novel, and dinnerware is basically anything that can be found on a tabletop, then you can only imagine what I am going to share during my presentation. Bring your curiosity and claim a seat at the table while we explore this topic full of masterpieces dating from ancient times to the present, including work created by contemporary artists and the great designers for industry.
Margaret Carney is a ceramics historian with a Ph.D. in Asian art history, and a B.A. in anthropology and archaeology. As museum curator she has curated hundreds of exhibitions over multiple decades, published numerous books, exhibition catalogues, and journal articles, and has lectured world-wide on diverse topics mostly relating to ceramics. In 2012 she established the International Museum of Dinnerware Design, now located in Kingston, New York. Her approach to life is food-centric, with marzipan being at the top of the food pyramid.