{"product_id":"the-words-and-wares-of-david-drake-revisiting-i-made-this-jar-and-the-legacy-of-edgefield-pottery-9781643363219","title":"The Words and Wares of David Drake: Revisiting I Made This Jar and the Legacy of Edgefield Pottery","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA celebration of the remarkable poem vessels of Dave the Potter\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Drake, also known as Dave the Potter, was born enslaved in Edgefield in the backcountry of South Carolina near the Savannah River. Despite laws prohibiting enslaved people from learning to read or write, David was literate and signed some of his pots. His practice was not only to add his name and a date but also to embellish his work with verse--a powerful statement of resistance. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Words and Wares of David Drake\u003c\/i\u003e collects multifaceted scholarship about David and his craft. Building on the 1998 national traveling exhibit catalog, \u003ci\u003eI Made This Jar: The Life and Works of Enslaved African-American Potter, Dave\u003c\/i\u003e, and featuring more than one hundred beautiful images and six new essays, this authoritative volume presents the diverse perspectives of scholars, artists, and collectors. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Words and Wares of David Drake\u003c\/i\u003e adds important depth and context to our understanding of both Edgefield pottery and the life of Dave. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid's work is now so highly prized it is the cornerstone of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's traveling exhibit of nineteenth-century ceramic art from Edgefield. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York (September 8, 2022-February 5, 2023) \u003cbr\u003eMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston (March 6, 2023-July 9, 2023) \u003cbr\u003eUniversity of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor (August 26, 2023-January 7, 2024) \u003cbr\u003eHigh Museum of Art, Atlanta (February 16, 2024-May 12, 2024)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of South Carolina Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/06\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781643363219\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 228","brand":"Jill Beute Koverman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43397707825333,"sku":"9781643363219","price":29.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_e6850cef-5c08-4fc3-a3e3-afac53c52c59.jpg?v=1702393027","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-words-and-wares-of-david-drake-revisiting-i-made-this-jar-and-the-legacy-of-edgefield-pottery-9781643363219","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}