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How a Mountain Potter Honors His Alma Mater

Record #:
9315
Abstract:
Douglas Ferguson, world-renowned potter and owner of Pigeon Forge Pottery, created and donated a mural called “Heritage” to his alma mater, Mars Hill College. The work is now valued at over $125,000. Ferguson used memories of his childhood to construct the mural as a way for current students to appreciate the work and consider it their own.\r\n
Source:
The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 47 Issue 11, Apr 1980, p18-19, il, por
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