Brothers in Clay tells the story of Georgia's rich folk pottery tradition--the historical forces that shaped it and the families and individual artisans who continue to keep it alive. This pioneering book marked the first intensive study of a southern state's pottery heritage and the first major examination of a native Georgia art form. Drawing on interviews with practicing potters, John A. Burrison ranges widely in his coverage, providing discussions of the folk potters' contributions to Georgia life and their place in southern society; detailed explanations of turning, glazing, and firing processes; and histories of the state's eight major pottery-producing centers, including genealogies of the potting families and the distinctive characteristics of their wares.
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"An exhaustive study of Georgia's pottery dynasties." --Southern Living
"Beautifully designed, well written and illustrated, and comprehensive in scope." --Journal of American Folklore
"A fascinating book . . . A fitting tribute to the Georgia folk pottery movement." --Christian Science Monitor --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
"Beautifully designed, well written and illustrated, and comprehensive in scope." --Journal of American Folklore
"A fascinating book . . . A fitting tribute to the Georgia folk pottery movement." --Christian Science Monitor --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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John A. Burrison is a professor of English and director of the folklore curriculum at Georgia State University. His other books include Storytellers: Folktales and Legends from the South and Shaping Traditions: Folk Art in a Changing South, both published by the University of Georgia Press.
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The first thing that you will need to know about the author, if indeed personal perspectives are important, is that, unless the situation in which he finds himself is self-laudatory, he becomes....boorish. His work is no doubt ground breaking, but he leaves out so much of the ceramic history of Georgia because it would take too much effort to really uncover the truth. For example, one will see much that he has to offer for those potteries that existed above the fault line in Georgia. But, he fails to recognize equally important potteries in South Georgia. Try to find any relevant information about Lanier County, or the area around Lumpkin. Or, more damning, try to find any relevant information in this book about Washington County, probably the earliest pottery center in Georgia. Yes, Burrison does give WACO a passing notice; however, he skims details with the proviso that "more studies need to be done". Instead, Burrison rides the coattails of his protege', Lanier Meaders, who is indeed a worthy beast of burden, and very popular right now with the collector set. Still, the holes in his research are ragged, and we are expected to accept this with the admonition that more will come, later. I believe that as a researcher, Burrison relies on the obvious; that he used his assistants to provide details, and that, in general, as someone who promotes himself to be the primary source of expertise concerning Georgia pottery, he is "not authentic". And so, if you would like what seems to be a well-researched examination of Georgia pottery, but in fact is just a biased snapshot of it, then buy this book. In the meantime, the hope is that someone will take up the fallen mantel of Burrison's book and reveal a complete picture of a fascinating subject.
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Excellent book covering the great folk potters of Geogia -All I hoped it would be.
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There was an age in rural Georgia, not so long ago that it cannot be vividly recalled by people still living, when time was not measured by the ticking of a clock but by the rising and setting sun, the phases of the moon, and the changing seasons. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
wavy combing, unglazed garden pottery, jug factory, clay bulletins, southern folk pottery, southern folk potters, jug maker, jug wheel, stoneware tradition, alkaline glaze, lime glaze, pottery activity, pottery dynasty, ring jugs, groundhog kilns, waster dump, pioneer potters, pottery yard, face jugs, glaze mill, firebox end, ash glaze, clay mill, rectangular kilns, grave pots Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Mossy Creek, North Carolina, South Carolina, Lanier Meaders, Edgefield District, James Long, Cheever Meaders, Howell's Mills, Barrow County, Rufus Rogers, Daddy Bill, Javan Brown, Maryland Hewell, Deep South, Civil War, Pike County, Guy Dorsey, Hewell Pottery, Upson County, New York, Eli Hewell, Little Bill, World War, Charles Ferguson, East Point New!
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There was an age in rural Georgia, not so long ago that it cannot be vividly recalled by people still living, when time was not measured by the ticking of a clock but by the rising and setting sun, the phases of the moon, and the changing seasons. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
wavy combing, unglazed garden pottery, jug factory, clay bulletins, southern folk pottery, southern folk potters, jug maker, jug wheel, stoneware tradition, alkaline glaze, lime glaze, pottery activity, pottery dynasty, ring jugs, groundhog kilns, waster dump, pioneer potters, pottery yard, face jugs, glaze mill, firebox end, ash glaze, clay mill, rectangular kilns, grave pots Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Mossy Creek, North Carolina, South Carolina, Lanier Meaders, Edgefield District, James Long, Cheever Meaders, Howell's Mills, Barrow County, Rufus Rogers, Daddy Bill, Javan Brown, Maryland Hewell, Deep South, Civil War, Pike County, Guy Dorsey, Hewell Pottery, Upson County, New York, Eli Hewell, Little Bill, World War, Charles Ferguson, East Point New!
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- Raised in Clay: The Southern Pottery Tradition by Nancy Sweezy on 12 pages
- Turners and Burners: The Folk Potters of North Carolina (Fred W. Morrison Series in Southern Studies) by Charles G. III Zug on 8 pages
- Talking With the Turners: Conversations With Southern Folk Potters by Charles R. MacK on 6 pages
- Carolina Folk: The Cradle of a Southern Tradition by McKissick Museum on page 7, page 8, and Back Matter
- Material Culture : by Henry Glassie in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
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