| Born in St. Francisville, Louisiana, Leona Nicholson was a potter, pottery designer and teacher who had a career in New Orleans from 1900 to 1965. From 1896 to 1897, she studied at Newcomb College and then attended Alfred University. From 1908 to 1929, she worked intermittently at Newcomb College as an art crafts person. She was the first woman of New Orleans to receive the designation of "Master Craftsman", a prestigious award from the Boston Society of Arts and Crafts where she exhibited her w (showing 500 of 1036 characters). |
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San Francisco Panama-Pacific Exhibition 1915
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