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McKissick
Museum Folklife Publications
Crossroads
of Clay
The Southern Alkaline-Glazed Stoneware Tradition
Crossroads of Clay chronicles the development
of the southern
alkaline-glazed tradition from its origins in the Edgefield district of
South Carolina to the subsequent diffusion of the tradition throughout
the lower South. This 142-page catalogue includes four essays by
noted scholars
in the fields of geography, folklore, and American ceramics.
The essays are illustrated with maps, charts, drawings, and more than
90
photographs (including color). Out of Print at this time
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Stout Hearts
Traditional Oak Basket Makers of the South
Carolina Upcountry
This catalog is the finest extended treatment of South Carolina's split
oak basketmaking tradition. With interviews and examples, the
essay
introduces the tradition as well as the makers and gives the reader an
example of each type of split oak basket made today in South Carolina.
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Pottery, Poetry
and Politics
Surrounding the Enslaved African-American
Potter, Dave
In April of 1998, McKissick Museum hosted a symposium in conjuction with the "I made this jar..." exhibit
opening.
The all-day symposium was the first academic forum to discuss not only
the pottery of David Drake but the political, cultural and religious
environment
that shaped this poet and master potter. This symposium catalogue
includes the complete papers presented by noted historians,
folklorists,
and literary scholars. 87pps. $20.00 ea |
New Ways for Old
Jugs
Tradition and Innovation at the Jugtown Pottery Offering a critical essay, reprints of texts authored by the founders
of Jugtown Pottery, eighteen new interviews with people affiliated in
some
way with the Pottery, and sixty-five photographs, this catalog provides
a comprehensive overview of Jugtown Pottery's role in re-invigorating
North
Carolina pottery traditions from the early decades of the twentieth
century
up through the present. 92pps. $20.00 ea
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Row Upon Row
Sea Grass Baskets of the South Carolina
Lowcountry
Row Upon Row tells the history of this
unique
folk art form,
from its roots in Africa many centuries ago through its development on
the rice plantations of the American southeast to its current
renaissance
as an art form produced for tourists and collectors. The catalog
essay is accompanied by 110 black and white illustrations and an
extensive
bibliography.
72pps. $15.00 ea
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Carolina Folk
The Cradle of a Southern Tradition
The 90-page catalogue details the contribution of the Carolinas in the
creation of a Southern tradition of folk art forms. This
definitive
publication includes seven essays by prominent scholars, an extensive
bibliography,
and numerous illustrations, many in color. $10.00ea
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Educational
Resources
 Jubilation!
African American
Celebrations
This curriculum notebook explores
the special nature of African-American
celebrations
within the family and community, and
encourages
students to discover their own
cultural heritage.
Includes lesson plans, teacher
background, and a bibliography
of
adult and children's literature.
$10.00ea
Also available on loan basis
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To order contact:
Peggy Nunn, Business Manager
McKissick Museum
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC 29208
803-777-7251 voice
803-777-2829 fax
nunnp@gwm.sc.edu ;
MC/Visa accepted
BACK to FOLKLIFE
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 "I Made
this Jar..." The Life and Works of the Enslaved
African-American Potter, Dave
This guide focuses on the
contribution of the enslaved
potter and poet, Dave, who labored in
the pottery industry
that flourished in the Edgefield
District of South Carolina
in
the 1800s. The lesson plans
address pottery making,
written
and oral traditions in poetry, and
the economics of slavery
in
relation to antebellum
craftwork. Also included
are teacher background, bibliography, and a set of ten color slides.
$20.00ea
Also available on loan basis
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For additional information, please contact:
Saddler Taylor, Curator of Research and Folklife, or his assistant, at McKissick Museum's Folklife Resource Center via email at: taylors7@gwm.sc.edu; or telephone at: 803-777-7251 |
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