From Mud to Jug: The Folk Potters and Pottery of Northeast

From Mud to Jug: The Folk Potters and Pottery of Northeast Georgia (Wormsloe Foundation Publication Ser.)

John Michael Vlach called Brothers in Clay â€œnot only the best study of American stoneware pottery now available but also a fine model for the presentation and analysis of hand-based technologies.â€ The anthropologist Claude Levi-Strauss noted, â€œMr. Burrison has brought to this undertaking a sensitivity, a finesse, and a flair for description and analysis that entitle the book to a place among the classics of this type.â€From Mud to Jugâ€•both a companion and sequel to Brothers in Clayâ€•deepens and enriches Burrisonâ€™s earlier study by focusing on the northeast corner of Georgia, which has maintained a continuous tradition of pottery making since the early nineteenth century. Through interviews, a census of active potters trained at the centers of Cleveland (White County) and Gillsville (Hall County), and more than one hundred color photographs of pots, potters, and their work spaces, Burrison captures the living tradition of one of the last areas of the United States where Euro-American folk pottery is still being made. The book also explores the roots and historical development of north Georgiaâ€™s stoneware tradition and includes rare historic photos that have not been previously published. The Folk Pottery Museum of Northeast Georgia, which opened in 2006 at Sautee Nacoochee Center in White County, is also acknowledged and described.
Country USA
Brand University of Georgia Press
Manufacturer University of Georgia Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 130 photos, 3 maps
ReleaseDate 2010-03-15
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780820333250

Country	USA
Brand	University of Georgia Press
Manufacturer	University of Georgia Press
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	130 photos, 3 maps
ReleaseDate	2010-03-15
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780820333250

From Mud to Jug: The Folk Potters and Pottery of Northeast Georgia (Wormsloe Foundation Publication Ser.)

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