A portrait of George E. Ohr will be unveiled at the Old Capitol Museum in Jackson on June 7 as a new member of the Mississippi Hall of Fame on June 7.

Ohr, internationally known for his ground breaking work in ceramics, was named to the Hall of Fame at the end of 2008 by trustees of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History. Inductees are selected every five years.

Katherine Buchanan of Brandon painted the portrait for the Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art in Biloxi.

The program will include remarks by Malcolm White of the Mississippi Arts Commission; Jerry O’Keefe III of Biloxi, a leader of the Ohr-O’Keefe Museum; and MDAH Board President Kane Ditto.

The Hall of Fame currently has 122 members.