TRENTON, N.J., May 4 /PRNewswire/ -- On Sunday, May 3rd noon to five p.m., the Boehm American Porcelain Company open house introduced Sharon Lee Parker, the new president of the company, who has a loving decades-long history as ardent collector and a booster of Boehm's distinguished American roots. Continuing American stewardship is now assured for this heralded studio, prized by leading museums, collectors, and the art and nature loving public the world over for its pursuit of perfection.
Determined to enable our country to keep this home-bred art tradition in its original 1949 Trenton studio and manufacturing center and prevent our country from losing one of the nation's major cultural assets to overseas interests, Ms. Parker stepped up, along with a few other Boehm lovers, to acquire the company. Parker was a close friend of Helen Boehm, wife of founder Edwin Marshall Boehm, who became a legendary figure introducing the company's magical line of porcelain art sculptures worldwide.
Boehm's fine, hand made and hand painted sculptures are represented at the White House, presidential libraries, and the Vatican; and bring joy to scores of prominent sites including Buckingham Palace, Elysee Palace, the Smithsonian, Kennedy Center, Blair House, American embassies and universities, hospitals, and fine art galleries. Boehm's exquisite porcelain replicas of floral and animal life created by generations of skilled American artisans are also available online and at leading retail outlets around the globe.
"A Boehm creation is a forever gift," Ms. Parker proudly stated. "Once in possession of a treasured Boehm piece, large or small, that is in need of repair owners can send it back. Without fail, it will be restored to its original, state-of-the-art perfection. Retaining skilled craftsmanship, as well as these dedicated Boehm craftsman and their families in America, is of paramount importance to Ms. Parker and our nati
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