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Billy Ray Hussy: North Carolina Visionary Potter
By James C. Jordan III, Daisy Wade-Bridges, Leonidas J. Beets and Dr. Bert and Mary Silverman
Published to complement the Mint Museum of Art exhibition which took place October 18, 1997 through February 22, 1998.
Contains Three Essays and a lengthy interview with Hussey. It gives a complete picture of his background, inspiration for his work and his stature among North Carolina potters.
36 pages
11 x 8.5"
23 color images
174 B&W images
Paperback
Item #1389
Price $20.00
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Carolina Clay: The Life and Legend of the Slave Potter Dave
By Leonard Todd
Carolina Clay, is a mesmerizing story about a slave known only as
“Dave”, who learned to turn pots in South Carolina. Dave inscribed
poems into his pots and signed them even though it was illegal to teach
a slave to read or write in the antebellum south. Today his pots can be
found in museums across the country including the Mint Museum.
317 pages
6.5 x 9.5 ”
28 Color Images
28 B&W Images
Hardback
Item #487
Price $25.95
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Catawba Clay: Contemporary Southern Face Jug Makers
By
Barry G. Huffman
1997, second printing 1999
An essential photographic guide for both the collector and the novice.
This book is a fascinating introduction to one of the most interesting
production areas of Southern pottery.
89 Pages
11 x 8.5"
8 Color Images
168 B&W Images
Item #1405
Price $18.95
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Ceramic Art of North Carolina CD-ROM
1997
A CD-ROM on the history of North Carolina ceramics as found in the collection of the Mint Museum of Art. Thirty minutes of audio presenting the rich ceramics tradition of North Carolina plus an interactive map of potting regions, video selections of potters creating their ceramics and a database of over 1,200 images from the museum's collection.
Works on Windows and Macintosh
Item #718
Price $15.00
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Craft Heritage Trails of Western North Carolina, Third Edition
By Betty Hurst and Jay Fields
2003
A complete guide to craft galleries in Western North Carolina. It contains a list of: locations, accommodations, operating hours and selected maps.
247 pages
8.5 x 5"
413 color images
26 B&W images
Available in paperback Only
Item #301
Price $19.95
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Craven Family of Southern Folk Potters
By Quincy Scarborough
2005
This book follows an interesting genology format connecting the famous Craven dynasty of potters. It categorzies with identifying makers with their marks, shows their techniques and reveals where and when they worked.
143 pages
11 x 8.5"
29 color images
87 B&W images
Paperback
Item #1095
Price $39.95
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Handcrafted in the Blue Ridge
Irv Green and Andrea Gross
1997
A comprehensive guide to the crafts, artisians, and studiosof Western North Carolina. Provides a complete listing of: addresses, prices, hours, phone numbers and specialities.
299 pages
7.5 x 5.5"
68 B&W images
Item #1152
Price $14.95
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North Carolina Art Pottery: 1900- 1960, Identification and Value Guide
303 pages
11.25 x 8.75"
Available in Hardback Only
Item #121
Price $24.95
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North Carolina Pottery: The Collection of The Mint Museum
Edited by Barbara Stone Perry
2004
A catalogue of more than 400 individual pieces from the museum's oun collection. The volume includes five essays by authorities in the field of ceramics providing a visual and textual guide to North Carolina's vibrant pottery culture.
212 pages
9 x 12"
415 color images
14 B&W images
Hardback: Item #1530 Price $39.95
Paperback: Item#1550 Price $24.95
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O.L. Bachelder and His Omar Khayyam Pottery
By Pat H. Johnston and Disy Wade Bridges
2003; First published in 1983
A partial reprint of the 1983 publication Oscar Louis Bachelder, A Mountain Visionary from the exhibition at the Mint Museum of Art in November 2003.
36 pages
9 x 8.5"
26 B&W images
Paperback
Item #1649
Price $9.50
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Pisgah Forest and Nonconnah: The Potteries of Walter B. Stephen
By Rodney Henderson Leftwich, with a foreward by Daisy Wade Bridges
2006
An outstanding publication on the pottery of Walter Stephen. Filled with white cameo figures reminicent of the figures typically identified with this artist. The publication also includes timelines, sketches and the marks used to identify his work.
265 pages
11 x 9"
153 Color images
182 B&W images
Item #515
Price $54.95
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Raised in Clay: The Southern Pottery Tradition
by Nancy Sweezy
Copyright 1984 by the Smithsonian Institution; First published by UNC Press in 1994
A great reference book of Southern potters with detailed descriptions of their work, methods and pottery type.
284 Pages
11 x 8"
8 Color Images
200 B&W Images
Item #1392
Price $32.50
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Southern Arts and Crafts, 1890-1940
By James C. Jordan III and Jane Ellen Starnes
History and essays on crafts and arts in the South and description of selected items in the exhibition.
136 pages
12 x 8"
12 Color Images
122 B&W Images
Available in paperback Only
Item #3689
Price $7.50
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Turners and Burners: The Folk Potters of North Carolina
By Charles G. Zug, III.
1986
Learn the classic methods for making stoneware; from history to techniques and culture of North Carolina potters in the Piedmont. Includes extensive descriptions of pottery methods.
450 Pages
10 x 8.5"
19 Color Images
274 B&W Images
Available in paperback Only
Item #1924
Price $45.00
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