From Mud to Jug: The Folk Potters and Pottery of Northeast Georgia (Wormsloe Foundation Publication Ser.)
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.78 (830 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0820333255 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 180 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-06-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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This author is a good authority on this subject This author is a good authority on this subject. In 1986 I purchased "Brothers in Clay" and thought this book would be a good companion book. So far this book has not disappointed. Very please with this book.. J. J. Slemenda Jr. said Great read and reference for ANYONE interested in North Georgia folk pottery. If you're someone who's ever looked at a North Georgia functional or fanciful piece of pottery and wondered why or how it was made or who made it, this book is for you. It includes maps, genealogy tables and many color illustrations of the people, pots and environment. It's by John A. Burrison ( [] ), whose earlier book, Brothers in Clay, was the definitive text on the . "From Mug To Jug" according to Ted Oliver. The best book ever written on Georgia Folk Pottery. Probably one of the best books ever written about folk art in general and this topic. It has great color photographs of the artist/potters and their family trees.A++++Great resource if you are a collector.Ted O.
The book also explores the roots and historical development of north Georgia’s stoneware tradition and includes rare historic photos that have not been previously published. John Michael Vlach called Brothers in Clay “not only the best study of American stoneware pottery now available but also a fine model for the presentation and analysis of hand-based technologies.” The anthropologist Claude Levi-Strauss noted, “Mr. The Folk Pottery Museum of Northeast Georgia, which opened in 2006 at Sautee Nacoochee Center in White County, is also acknowledged and described.. 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.”From Mud to Jugboth a companion and sequel to Brothers in Claydeepens and enriches Burrison’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
In addition to "Brothers in Clay," he is the editor of "Storytellers: Folktales and Legends from the South" and the author of "Shaping Traditions: Folk Arts in a Changing South." . Burrison is a professor of English and director of the folklore curriculum at Georgia State University. John A
(Moriah Hart Western Folklore)The book walks the reader through northeast Georgia folk pottery as much with stunning visuals as with text, with a layout that complements the hundreds of beautiful, full-color photos of pots and potters. The text skips along easily, pulling together the hard-earned conclusions that Burrison has made over the course of his four decades studying folk pottery in northern Georgia. I expect both potters and scholars will value this work as I do. (Tom Mould Journal of Folklore Research) . All told, this is a book that can beautifully stand on its own. Newly found historic photographs are wonderful additions. The book is visually stunning, with color photographs of pieces that jump off the page. And of course, no one better understands Southern folk pottery than John Burrison. (Charles G.