In 2025, a Jean Ames’ mural, “Woman on Horseback” (pseud0), was donated to the Tile Heritage Foundation by Donato V. Pompo, founder of Ceramic Tile and Stone Consultants, Inc. The mural was originally purchased from the artist by Donato’s father, Vincent N. Pompo, a manufacturer, importer and distributor of ceramic tile in Southern California. The mural hung above the family’s living room fireplace. Vince Pompo began his tile career around 1950 working for Gladding, McBean in Glendale, California, unloading box cars of quarry tile. From there he worked his way up from the warehouse to upper management over a 25-year period. It should be noted as well, that Vince’s mother worked at the Franciscan dinnerware factory, hand-painting the dinnerware when...