| Description |
xii, 236 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction. Where is my relation? = The wandering politics of wondering / Michael A. Chaney. |
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'Great & noble lines': David the Potter, George Moses Horton, and the possibilities of poetry / Faith Barrett -- A letter to David Drake from a friend and a relation / Evie Shockley -- Shifted perspectives on Dave: implications of archaeological excavation at the Pottersville kiln site / George Calfas -- Inscribing economic desire: Dave the Potter's money inscriptions / Xiomara Santamarina -- Signifying jars, resonating Like a Banjar: influence, politics, and poetics in Dave's pottery / Babatunde Lawal -- The Fourth of July is surely come / Elisa Edwards -- The concatenate poetics of slavery and the articulate material of Dave the Potter / Michael A. Chaney -- Writing in clay: The materiality of Dave's poetry / Ethan W. Lasser -- 1857: Dave the Potter's August pots, sexual imagery, and Dred Scott / P. Gabrielle Foreman -- An Easter prayer, 1859 / Carla L. Peterson -- Beneath notice: a social philology of the poetry of Dave the Potter / Jon Woodson -- Accident before love / Sharon P. Holland -- Potter's field: trauma and representation in the art of David Drake / Michael Bramwell -- Darion McCloud as Dave the Potter: the model and the artist's mission / Dianne Johnson -- 'Who are the other potters? What are their names?': Dave the Potter, Theaster Gates, and the aesthetics of power in African American art and craft / Shelly Jarenski. |
| Summary |
This book explores the poetry, pottery, and culture of David Drake, an antebellum slave who distinguished himself by composing verse on the ceramics he produced in the years leading up to the Civil War. From the 1830s to 1850s, he incised couplets and signatures (a singular "Dave") onto the incredibly large storage vessels that he made. In fact, his stoneware pots and jars are among the largest made in North America during the antebellum era. Rich with biblical allusions, historical facts, and personal opinions, his art provides insights into the lives of slaves, craftsmen, and the culture of the American South in the first half of the nineteenth century. The essays here engage with the historical context and major issues that Drake's work provokes, among them: prohibitions against slave literacy; Drake's privileged status compared to other slaves at the time; the interpretive status of his material craft objects; the influence of contemporary African American poet George Moses Horton; and Drake's ability to sell his pottery despite the fact that slaves were not officially permitted to participate in a cash economy. |
| Subject |
Dave, active 1834-1864 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Dave, active 1834-1864. (OCoLC)fst01815017
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American poetry -- African American authors.
(OCoLC)fst00807349
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Slaves' writings, American -- History and criticism.
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American poetry -- African American authors -- 19th century -- History and criticism.
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African American poets.
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African American potters.
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Pottery, American -- 19th century.
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African American poets. (OCoLC)fst00799304
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African American potters. (OCoLC)fst01741183
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Pottery, American. (OCoLC)fst01073650
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Slaves' writings, American. (OCoLC)fst01120585
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| Chronological Term |
1800-1899
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc. (OCoLC)fst01411635
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| Added Author |
Chaney, Michael A., editor.
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| ISBN |
9780199390205 hardcover |
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0199390207 hardcover |
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9780190681821 epub |
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0190681829 epub |
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9780199390212 updf |
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0199390215 updf |
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9780199390229 online course |
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0199390223 online course |
| Standard No. |
40028300466 |
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