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The Potter's Eye. Art and Tradition in North Carolina Pottery.
Hewitt, Mark; Sweezy, Nancy
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Description for The Potter's Eye. Art and Tradition in North Carolina Pottery.
Hardback. The North Carolina stoneware pots belong to one of America's most revered stoneware pottery traditions. In an illustrated celebration of that tradition, this book traces the history of North Carolina pottery from the nineteenth century. It includes color photographs, highlighting the shapes and surfaces of selected pots. Num Pages: 336 pages, 237 colour illustrations, 1 map, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBFN; AFPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 279 x 229 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1565.
This book highlights the keen perspective of the vernacular artist. Classic North Carolina stoneware pots - with their rich textures, monochromatic glazes, and minimal decoration - belong to one of America's most revered stoneware pottery traditions. In a lavishly illustrated celebration of that tradition, Mark Hewitt and Nancy Sweezy trace the history of North Carolina pottery from the nineteenth century to the present day. They demonstrate the intriguing historic and aesthetic relationships that link pots produced in North Carolina to pottery traditions in Europe and Asia, in New England, and in the neighboring state of South Carolina. With hundreds of ... Read more
This book highlights the keen perspective of the vernacular artist. Classic North Carolina stoneware pots - with their rich textures, monochromatic glazes, and minimal decoration - belong to one of America's most revered stoneware pottery traditions. In a lavishly illustrated celebration of that tradition, Mark Hewitt and Nancy Sweezy trace the history of North Carolina pottery from the nineteenth century to the present day. They demonstrate the intriguing historic and aesthetic relationships that link pots produced in North Carolina to pottery traditions in Europe and Asia, in New England, and in the neighboring state of South Carolina. With hundreds of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Chapel Hill, United States
ISBN
9780807829929
SKU
V9780807829929
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About Hewitt, Mark; Sweezy, Nancy
Mark Hewitt, a British potter who lives and works in Pittsboro, North Carolina, is the author of numerous articles about potters and pottery. His own work has been featured in Smithsonian Magazine, Ceramics Monthly, American Craft, and other publications.
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