1950

Walter Anderson creates figurines inspired by fairy tales. (King and Lady, Walter Anderson Museum of Art)

1951

Shearwater Pottery exhibited at Lauren Rogers Museum of Art. Photo "Chesty Horse," Louise Lehman Collection. See "The Art of Walter Anderson."

1955

Walter Anderson works on a series of watercolor studies for Shearwater plate designs, many of which are painted in underglaze decoration at Shearwater. Exhibit of Shearwater at Allison's Wells art colony.

1964

Death of Annette McConnell Anderson

1965

November 30. Walter Anderson dies in New Orleans

Pottery left in the Cottage at Shearwater, after Walter Anderson's death

1967

“The World of Walter Anderson,” a 587-piece retrospective, curated by Robert J. McKnight, opens at the Brooks Memorial Art Gallery. Traveled 1968-69.