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Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 9780807842768
- Book Title
- Turners and Burners : the Folk Potter`s of North Carolina
- Publisher
- University of North Carolina Press
- Item Length
- 9.9 in
- Publication Year
- 1990
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1.2 in
- Genre
- Art
- Topic
- Folk & Outsider Art, Ceramics
- Item Weight
- 23.5 Oz
- Item Width
- 8.3 in
- Number of Pages
- 474 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of North Carolina Press
ISBN-10
0807842761
ISBN-13
9780807842768
eBay Product ID (ePID)
758239
Product Key Features
Book Title
Turners and Burners : the Folk Potter`s of North Carolina
Number of Pages
474 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Folk & Outsider Art, Ceramics
Publication Year
1990
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Art
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1.2 in
Item Weight
23.5 Oz
Item Length
9.9 in
Item Width
8.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
86-001456
Reviews
An excellent book to read if you are interested in North Carolina, American ceramics, folk life, or general craft practices. Winterthur Portfolio, Turners and Burners makes an enormous contribution to the study of North Carolina folklife. It should be equally at home in an academic's library, on a living-room coffee table, or on a collector's or potter's bookshelf. . . . North Carolinians, rejoice!-- North Carolina Folklore Journal, Turners and Burners brings the simple utilitarian wares of North Carolina into meaningful historical and cultural context.-- Journal of American Folklore, Turners and Burners brings the simple utilitarian wares of North Carolina into meaningful historical and cultural context.Journal of American Folklore, Turners and Burners makes an enormous contribution to the study of North Carolina folklife. It should be equally at home in an academic's library, on a living-room coffee table, or on a collector's or potter's bookshelf. . . . North Carolinians, rejoice!"-- North Carolina Folklore Journal, An excellent book to read if you are interested in North Carolina, American ceramics, folk life, or general craft practices, and it will undoubtedly remain a classic for many years to come.-- Winterthur Portfolio, An excellent book to read if you are interested in North Carolina, American ceramics, folk life, or general craft practices.Winterthur Portfolio, " Turners and Burners makes an enormous contribution to the study of North Carolina folklife. It should be equally at home in an academic's library, on a living-room coffee table, or on a collector's or potter's bookshelf. . . . North Carolinians, rejoice!"-- North Carolina Folklore Journal, Turners and Burners brings the simple utilitarian wares of North Carolina into meaningful historical and cultural context. Journal of American Folklore, Turners and Burners brings the simple utilitarian wares of North Carolina into meaningful historical and cultural context."-- Journal of American Folklore, " Turners and Burners brings the simple utilitarian wares of North Carolina into meaningful historical and cultural context."-- Journal of American Folklore, Turners and Burners makes an enormous contribution to the study of North Carolina folklife. . . . North Carolinians, rejoice! North Carolina Folklore Journal, An excellent book to read if you are interested in North Carolina, American ceramics, folk life, or general craft practices, and it will undoubtedly remain a classic for many years to come."-- Winterthur Portfolio, "An excellent book to read if you are interested in North Carolina, American ceramics, folk life, or general craft practices, and it will undoubtedly remain a classic for many years to come."-- Winterthur Portfolio, Turners and Burners makes an enormous contribution to the study of North Carolina folklife. . . . North Carolinians, rejoice!North Carolina Folklore Journal
Dewey Edition
19
Dewey Decimal
738/.09756
Edition Description
Reprint,New Edition
Synopsis
This richly illustrated portrait of North Carolina's pottery traditions tells the story of the generations of "turners and burners" whose creations are much admired for their strength and beauty. Perhaps no other state possesses such an active and extensive ceramic heritage, and one that is entirely continuous. This book is an attempt to understand both the past and the present, the now largely vanished world of the folk potter and the continuing achievements of his descendants. It is a tribute that is long overdue.From the middle of the eighteenth century through the second quarter of the twentieth century, folk potters in North Carolina produced thousands of pieces of earthenware and stoneware -- sturdy, simple, indispensable forms like jars and jugs, milk crocks and butter churns, pitchers and dishes, ring jugs and flowerpots. Their wares were familiar and everyday, not innovative or unusual, because they were shaped through generations of use for specific functions. The utilitarian forms were so commonplace and embedded in daily life that few individuals documented the craft. Turners and Burners is the first book to chronicle these pottery traditions, with close attention to distinct regional and temporal patterns and the major families involved. It explores in detail the traditional technologies used, from the foot-powered treadle wheel to the wood-fired groundhog kiln.Terry Zug became interested in North Carolina pottery in 1969 shortly after moving to Chapel Hill. In 1974 he began documenting the craft and traveled throughout the state recording the reminiscences of potters, former potters, and members of potters' families who recalled the old craft in remarkable detail. He systematically photographed and cataloged old pots, located early shop sites, and carefully recorded the remaining waster dumps of broken shards and decaying equipment. His primary source, however, was the potters themselves. Their tape-recorded interviews provide an insider's view of their world and reveal the powerful underlying logic and autonomy of their craft., This richly illustrated portrait of North Carolina's pottery traditions tells the story of the generations of "turners and burners" whose creations are much admired for their strength and beauty. This book is an attempt to understand both the past and the present, the now largely vanished world of the folk potter, and the continuing achievements of his descendants., This richly illustrated portrait of North Carolina's pottery traditions tells the story of the generations of turners and burners whose creations are much admired for their strength and beauty. Perhaps no other state possesses such an active and extensive ceramic heritage, and one that is entirely continuous. This book is an attempt to understand both the past and the present, the now largely vanished world of the folk potter and the continuing achievements of his descendants. It is a tribute that is long overdue. From the middle of the eighteenth century through the second quarter of the twentieth century, folk potters in North Carolina produced thousands of pieces of earthenware and stoneware -- sturdy, simple, indispensable forms like jars and jugs, milk crocks and butter churns, pitchers and dishes, ring jugs and flowerpots. Their wares were familiar and everyday, not innovative or unusual, because they were shaped through generations of use for specific functions. The utilitarian forms were so commonplace and embedded in daily life that few individuals documented the craft. Turners and Burners is the first book to chronicle these pottery traditions, with close attention to distinct regional and temporal patterns and the major families involved. It explores in detail the traditional technologies used, from the foot-powered treadle wheel to the wood-fired groundhog kiln. Terry Zug became interested in North Carolina pottery in 1969 shortly after moving to Chapel Hill. In 1974 he began documenting the craft and traveled throughout the state recording the reminiscences of potters, former potters, and members of potters' families who recalled the old craft in remarkable detail. He systematically photographed and cataloged old pots, located early shop sites, and carefully recorded the remaining waster dumps of broken shards and decaying equipment. His primary source, however, was the potters themselves. Their tape-recorded interviews provide an insider's view of their world and reveal the powerful underlying logic and autonomy of their craft., This richly illustrated portrait of North Carolina's pottery traditions tells the story of the generations of "turners and burners" whose creations are much admired for their strength and beauty. Perhaps no other state possesses such an active and extensive ceramic heritage, and one that is entirely continuous. This book is an attempt to understand both the past and the present, the now largely vanished world of the folk potter and the continuing achievements of his descendants. It is a tribute that is long overdue.From the middle of the eighteenth century through the second quarter of the twentieth century, folk potters in North Carolina produced thousands of pieces of earthenware and stoneware—sturdy, simple, indispensable forms like jars and jugs, milk crocks and butter churns, pitchers and dishes, ring jugs and flowerpots. Their wares were familiar and everyday, not innovative or unusual, because they were shaped through generations of use for specific functions. The utilitarian forms were so commonplace and embedded in daily life that few individuals documented the craft.Turners and Burnersis the first book to chronicle these pottery traditions, with close attention to distinct regional and temporal patterns and the major families involved. It explores in detail the traditional technologies used, from the foot-powered treadle wheel to the wood-fired groundhog kiln.Terry Zug became interested in North Carolina pottery in 1969 shortly after moving to Chapel Hill. In 1974 he began documenting the craft and traveled throughout the state recording the reminiscences of potters, former potters, and members of potters' families who recalled the old craft in remarkable detail. He systematically photographed and cataloged old pots, located early shop sites, and carefully recorded the remaining waster dumps of broken shards and decaying equipment. His primary source, however, was the potters themselves. Their tape-recorded interviews provide an insider's view of their world and reveal the powerful underlying logic and autonomy of their craft.
LC Classification Number
86-1456
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- Nov 18, 2019
Wonderful resource on NC ceramics!
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- Dec 23, 2020
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- May 03, 2021
Valuable library resource on North Carolina pottery.
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