Hear Me Now: The Black Potters of Old Edgefield, South Carolina

Author:   Adrienne Spinozzi ,  Simone Leigh ,  Michael J. Bramwell ,  Vincent Brown
Publisher:   Metropolitan Museum of Art
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9781588397263


Pages:   200
Publication Date:   23 August 2022
Format:   Hardback
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Hear Me Now: The Black Potters of Old Edgefield, South Carolina


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This in-depth look at the remarkable alkaline-glazed stoneware from Edgefield, South Carolina, recenters the development of Southern pottery traditions around enslaved and free Black potters working in the mid-nineteenth century. The publication brings together more than 60 rarely seen works, including figural face jugs and slip-decorated pottery by known and unknown makers. Among the most remarkable works featured are masterpieces by David Drake, known as “Dave the Potter,” who signed, dated, and incised verses on many of his jars, even though literacy among enslaved people was criminalized at the time. In addition to surfacing new scholarship on the production, collection, dispersal, and cultural significance of stoneware works from Edgefield, this publication also offers a critical examination of what it means to collect, exhibit, and interpret objects made by enslaved artisans. An interview with contemporary artist Simone Leigh, the US representative for the 2022 Venice Biennale, connects Edgefield vessels to present-day conversations about sculpture, identity, and visibility.

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Author:   Adrienne Spinozzi ,  Simone Leigh ,  Michael J. Bramwell ,  Vincent Brown
Publisher:   Metropolitan Museum of Art
Imprint:   Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dimensions:   Width: 20.30cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.666kg
ISBN:  

9781588397263


ISBN 10:   1588397262
Pages:   200
Publication Date:   23 August 2022
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock   Availability explained
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Adrienne Spinozzi is associate curator in the American Wing at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

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