David Rago

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I Really Hated Ohr
In this excerpt from his personal essay published in [George Ohr: The Greatest Art Potter on Earth](http://www.rizzoliusa.com/book.php?isbn=9780847841172) (Rizzoli, 2013), pottery expert [David Rago](http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/roadshow/appraisers/david-rago/) divulges his true feelings about master potter George Ohr in this personal essay excerpted from _George Ohr: The Greatest Art Potter on Earth_.

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Get to Know Robineau
A longtime ROADSHOW Pottery & Porcelain expert helps us get to know Adelaide Robineau, one of the most important figures in 20th-century American decorative arts.

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Newcomb Pottery: Cream of the Crop
The college encouraged young women of the late-19th and early-20th century to emerge from their parlors and embrace many of the practical changes unfolding in society.

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Explainer: Who Was Charles Rennie Mackintosh?
Christian Siriano has a pair of sculptural reproduction Mackintosh chairs — but who was "Mackintosh"? Roadshow expert David Rago tells us more about this enigmatic genius of early modern design.

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The Story of Dirk Van Erp and D'Arcy Gaw
David Rago tells the story of Van Erp's brief partnership with D'Arcy Gaw, a designer who helped soften some of Arts and Crafts' harder edges.
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Paul Revere Pottery Vases, ca. 1925

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Frederick Rhead Bowl & George Ohr Pot

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George Ohr Pottery, ca. 1900
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