Tweed Museum of Art

Form & Surface

Selections from the Glenn C. Nelson Collection

November 8th, 2009 – November 7th, 2010

The Tweed Museum of Art is pleased to invite you to a

family-friendly event celebrating the first museum

publication on the work of Dave Lynas, A Handful of Clay.

Dave Lynas is a beloved teacher, skilled potter,

draftsman, designer, as well as musician, gardener and avid

build-it yourselfer. His creative spirit is a joy to all who meet him.

On display will be a featured selection of recently acquired Lynas' functional pottery, clay instruments, and pictorial tiles,

as well as important selections from the Glenn C. Nelson Ceramics collection. Also on display will be Chinese I-Hsing ceramic teapots, a recent gift to the Tweed donated by

Dr. Robert Poor, Professor of Art History, University of

Minnesota, and his wife Geraldine Schmitt.


Form & Surface Selections from the Glenn C. Nelson Collection November 8th, 2009 – November 7th, 2010 The Tweed Museum of Art is pleased to invite you to a family-friendly event celebrating the first museum publication on the work of Dave Lynas, A Handful of Clay. Dave Lynas is a beloved teacher, skilled potter, draftsman, designer, as well as musician, gardener and avid build-it yourselfer. His creative spirit is a joy to all who meet him. On display will be a featured selection of recently acquired Lynas' functional pottery, clay instruments, and pictorial tiles, as well as important selections from the Glenn C. Nelson Ceramics collection. Also on display will be Chinese I-Hsing ceramic teapots, a recent gift to the Tweed donated by Dr. Robert Poor, Professor of Art History, University of Minnesota, and his wife Geraldine Schmitt.