What the Frankoma Old Timers Are Talking About

  John N. Frank: “A Philosophy of Modern Ceramics” An academic paper presented at the meeting of the American Ceramic Society, Southwest Section, circa 1958           […]

What the Frankoma Old Timers Are Talking About

  A “Lytle” Frankoma Love, 1934-35 Marianne (Lytle) Harris passed away June, 2012, at the age of 94 years. She grew up on her family’s farm called “Lytle Haven” at […]

What the Frankoma Old Timers Are Talking About

  Learning Ceramic Arts at Oklahoma University, 1928: A Glimpse Imagine, if you can, being a student in John Frank or Joe Taylor’s ceramics class at OU in 1928. You […]

What the Frankoma Old Timers Are Talking About

  Ceramic Design 101, John & Grace Lee Frank Style or Fun with Design & Numbers The Franks were very clever with their designs and corresponding catalog/inventory numbers. Keep an […]

What the Frankoma Old-Timers are talking about:

The Frankoma Old-Timers say that there’s a good reason for some of those early Norman Frankoma pieces to be stamped Okla. Pottery Co., Norman, Oklahoma or Norman, Okla. or come […]