Daniel Johnston: A Portrait of the Artist as a Potter in North Carolina

by Henry Glassie

Book Overview

DANIEL JOHNSTON, raised on a farm in Randolph County, returned from Thailand with a new way to make monumental pots. Back home in North Carolina, he built a log shop and a whale of a kiln for wood-firing. Then he set out to create beautiful pots, grand in scale, graceful in form, and burned bright in a blend of ash and salt. With mastery achieved and apprentices to teach, Daniel Johnston turned his brain to massive installations.
First, he made...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253048435
• ISBN13: 9780253048431
• Release Date: March 2020
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.1" x 9.4"