She died in 1955. The Overbeck house and its contents were sold in 1965, at a time when few people realized the contributions the sisters had made to the field of American art pottery. Today the Overbecks have achieved the acclaim that they never sought, and their pottery brings top-dollar prices to prove the point. For anyone interested in seeing the diversity of Overbeck pottery, a trip to the Cambridge City Public Library is a must. The library's Museum of Overbeck Art Pottery houses the largest public collection of Overbeck in the United States, with about 300 pieces on display.
Admission is free, but hours are limited.
The definitive book on the subject is The Chronicle of the Overbeck Pottery by Kathleen R. Postle, initially published by the Indiana Historical Society in 1978 and recently reprinted by Western Wayne Heritage.