
Contemporary artist Walter McConnell’s piece “A Requiem in White” is a memorial to the workers who fell ill or died of lead poisoning from handling the glazes used to give majolica pottery its shine. Screenshot from video by the Walters Art Museum.
Contemporary artist Walter McConnell’s piece “A Requiem in White” is a memorial to the workers who fell ill or died of lead poisoning from handling the glazes used to give majolica pottery its shine. Screenshot from video by the Walters Art Museum.
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