{"product_id":"the-words-and-wares-of-jill-beute-koverman-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, who often signed his work simply as \"Dave,\" was an enslaved potter who lived and worked in Edgefield District, South Carolina. Despite laws prohibiting\u003cbr\u003eenslaved people from learning to read or write, Drake 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 commentary or 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 Drake's life.\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\u003e- Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (September 8, 2022-February 5, 2023) \u003cbr\u003e- Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (March 6, 2023-July 9, 2023) \u003cbr\u003e- University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor (August 26, 2023-January 7, 2024) \u003cbr\u003e- High Museum of Art, Atlanta (February 16, 2024-May 12, 2024)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jill Beute Koverman, Deborah Goldberg\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1643363212\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781643363219\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of South Carolina Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/06\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 228\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.70h x 8.90w x 1.00d","brand":"Jill Beute Koverman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43992695439615,"sku":"9781643363219","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_31f55ea0-f69e-46f4-9756-a59db7e28a94.jpg?v=1683320270","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-words-and-wares-of-jill-beute-koverman-9781643363219","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}