The Potter's Eye: Art and Tradition in North Carolina Pottery

by Mark Hewitt and Nancy Sweezy

Book Overview

Classic North Carolina stoneware pots -- with their rich textures, monochromatic glazes, and minimal decoration -- belong to one of America's most revered stoneware pottery traditions. In a lavishly illustrated celebration of that tradition, Mark Hewitt and Nancy Sweezy trace the history of North Carolina pottery from the nineteenth century to the present day. They demonstrate the intriguing historic and aesthetic relationships that link pots produced...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807829927
• ISBN13: 9780807829929
• Release Date: October 2005
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 3.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 9.3" x 11.1"