Nc face jug history books

Though burlon craig made some face jugs in the 1930s, both he and lanier meaders, of georgia, are attributed to making the face jug popular in the late 1970s. This is the rarest billy henson face jug ncpottery has ever come across and owned, the blind face jug was the named given it. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Ask potters or collectors what they think about face jugs and you will likely. For a personnel reply send a photo, along with history, size and any. The museum shop, operated by the museums membership group, the north carolina museum of history associates, is a great place to purchase souvenirs and gifts that reflect the heritage and traditions of north carolina merchandise at the museum shop has been chosen to reflect the collection of the north carolina museum of history and to help tell the story of north carolina and its people. Handmade pottery by ben watford of new bern, north carolina is on exhibit at greater good gallery along with a collection of watfords books for sale. With an unusuallypronounced nose and particularly wellexecuted design, this is a. They soon traced it to moore county and found, along with orange and earthenware, salt glazed wares being made by the local potters. The meaders family pottery has made face jugs since it opened in 1893, using locally dug clays, footpowered wheels, and homemade glazes.

We are a title one, over 80% free and reduce lunch, high needs school. My wife and i have been making face jugs since the early 1980s, each one is hand formed and hand signed, and have a personality. Ben alden watford greater good gallery, art in north carolina. There are conflicting accounts, multiple stories, and varying theories about the 1st face jugs in the us. One reason that the ugly faces were made on the jugs was to put them at gravesites to scare the evil spirits away. Still, theres no question that a 60centimetretall ugly jug is not the kind of thing you would really want hanging around your house. Face jug pottery charlie brown keeping a 8th generation. The history of face jugs starts all the way back from the fourteenth century.

These were often inspirational pieces mainly for show. Each face jug created by the flowers family is individually hand thrown before a face is painstakingly added. These racist knickknacks show theres still a market for. Brief history of southern face jugsafricanamerican face jug oral history was passed down from generation to generation. The most unique piece of southern pottery is the face jug. In 1950 her grandfather, a plumber, was digging up land. The tradition of pottery with faces dates back to egyptian and mesopotamian times and appears in many other cultures thoughout history. This piece is a devil jug, with pointed ears, slanting eyes. These two face jugs came to the smithsonian in 1922 from the estate of a wealthy collector. There are examples in the pottery of ancient greece, and that of precolumbian america. Catawba valley north carolina is the place for amazing face jugs. Contemporary southern face jug makers huffman, barry gurley on. See more ideas about pottery, face jugs and north carolina.

Face jug pottery places to know conclusion face jugs were made for various reasons. In north carolina, whimsical pieces such as face jugs or ugly jugs are almost purely twentieth century in popularity. During the civil war, the local potteries and slaved labor mass produced clay wears like pitchers and plates for the confederate army. Face jug art pottery from north carolina pottery for sale ebay. Considered choice are any that can be traced to the catawaba valley, north carolina and edgefield county, south carolina. Salt glaze wares were produced by adding salt to the kiln near the end of. Browns pottery first opened its doors starting in 1924 when charlies grandfather the late davis p. When i first read about the edgefield face jugs i was taking an african art history class at. Thomas davies pottery and are suspected to be slavemade. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Tourists flock to the brightly colored ugly face jugs and hear the story of the face jug. Get the best deals on face jug art pottery from north carolina pottery when you shop the largest online selection at. Face jugs have been made in nc since the early 1800s. He uses all hand dug nc clay for his pottery and can.

In terry zugs book, turners and burners, burlon craig is quoted as saying. Lot 28 two pottery books and a western nc retrospective lot 29 nc folk pottery, burlon craig face jug catawba county 19142002 lot 30 two western nc face vessels. Jugtown pottery began in 1917, after the chance discovery of an orange pie dish by jacques and juliana busbee, artists from raleigh, nc. Here youll find current best sellers in books, new releases in books, deals in books, kindle ebooks, audible audiobooks, and so much more. Face jugs made by one of the first black potters, known only as dave the slave, fetch the highest prices, but some of the most dramatic are the fireenginered devil jugs, complete with horns. Of the many crafts indigenous to the mountains of north georgia and western north carolina, the most interesting is the face jug. All pottery is microwave, oven and dishwasher safe.

In our budget for the year we get very little funds to buy materials for the art room. History detectives researches the site where the plumber first found this pottery, to see if there could be an underground railroad connection. Just a few decades ago, face jugs were thought of as a charming folk art made by white potters in georgia and north carolina during the 20th century. Africanamerican art and ritual in 19th century south carolina opens friday and runs through dec. This highly detailed little red devil jug was hand crafted by charlie brown, an eighth generation potter from arden, nc. Neolia rarely makes face jugs and is not a big fan of making them. Invaluable is the worlds largest marketplace for art, antiques, and collectibles. Face jug history following are several face jugs which are attributed to the bf landrum, miles mill and col. What attracted me to face jugs was the beauty and earthiness of the glazes, and the fact that every piece is unique, just so charming and whimsical, she says. This masterpiece was created by west in cleveland, ga at his studio. The face jug became known as ugly jugs in the 1920s and was often used to store alcohol. Tourists flock to the brightly colored ugly face jugs and hear the story of the face jug origin.

Edgefield county south carolina united states of america. The jugs became uglier in an attempt to identify the contents and frighten children. Brown is credited with making the first devil face jug in the region. I am a k4th art teacher, this project i am working on is with my fourth grade students. We keep a good selection of new pieces in the sales cabin through regular firings. Georgia and western north carolina, where they were produced sporadically. There has been a continuum in the interest of face jugs throughout the 20th century primarily centered on two prominent potters, burlon craig and lanier meaders.

The brown family is said to be the oldest face jug making family in the nation. Ben allman was born in the catawba valley of nc and is among the next generation folk pottery artists. Rare and important edgefield, south carolina, face jug. This is the africanamerican face jug oral history as it was passed down in my family, the mcdowellposton family.

Onehandled pottery jug, dark brown glaze with green rutile runs. This special face jug stand 12 inches tall to the top of the cork and is 7 inches wide. Face jugs depicting caricatures, particularly the multicolored ones, are not commonly produced by other potters because of the skill and time it takes to craft the image and the many firings required for the different colored glazes. The tradition of pottery with faces dates back to egyptian times and appears in. The history and tradition behind these expressive little jugs make them a wonderful gift or addition to any pottery enthusiasts collection. Kings pottery is located near the small town of seagrove nc, the seagrove area has a pottery history that goes back more than 250 years so if you like history, if you like folkart, your going to love our facejugs. In the mountains of georgia and the catawba valley of north carolina, ugly faces, snakes, and devils were added to market jugs beginning in the late 1800s. Valley countryside of western north carolina and saw the face jug for the first time. Brown started making ugly face jugs, bowls and other pottery artworks. This face jug was designed and created by ben watford, new bern, north carolina potter. Face jugs are a carolina tradition, and theyre usually not racist.

Some of the bestknown vessels come from north carolina, south carolina and. Jugtown pottery is open year round, tuesday saturday 8. We know this from a picture of harvey with his head next to one mocking it in a joking manner if these were to be spirituel. These face jugs were made in the area of edgefield s. Quillan lanier meaders never understood the huge popularity of his face jugs, saying that the people who bought them must be just crazy to start with the news and observer, north carolina, 1993. In contrast to the standard production items of the timeutilitarian jars, jugs, and churns face vessels are relatively scarce. Schedule of new pots available and events at jugtown. Travis has led workshops at the north carolina museum of history and the mckissick museum, and demonstrated at. The history of southern face jugs starts with slave potters in the edgefield region of sc before the civil war.

This charlie west face jug features a unique accoutrement of the cigar stub being smoked to the last puff. Burlon started putting faces and snakes on various forms including. Craigvale,ncdouble face,2handle,3color swirlrare mint. Online store updated february 19 with new pieces from our two most recent firings. Dimensions21 by 8 literally the tallest face jug ncpottery has ever owned, at about 8 g. Folk art pottery face jug double handled form with green alkaline glaze. The more she learned about face jugs, the more intrigued she became. Ben alden watford greater good gallery, art in north. Mans pottery jugs are much in demand, winstonsalem nc journal, november 15, 2008 title devil face jug. Buy north carolina pottery for sale at auction invaluable. Burlon bb craig pottery rare double snake jug famous for face jug look. She knows the history behind every piece of pottery.

Face jugs combine the utilitarian influences of early regional pottery with the unique imagination of individual pottery makers. Later, the british toby jug was a popular form, that became massproduced. In fact, the browns have been making their signature face jug pottery longer than any other pottery venture in the countryfew family businesses can boast of. No one knows for sure when the first face jug was created, but around the mountain region of north carolina, face jugs began to be created for the storage of moonshine around 1810. Javan brown probably crafted this face jug in his own workshop in valdese, north carolina. North carolinas clayrich soil made it a prime location for pottery production. Mar 20, 2017 mark displays a particularlyfine example of an alreadyrare american stoneware form. Born in 1985, son of vernon and pam owens, travis began making pots at age 2. A history of american face jugs proctoring information.

Ugly face jugs of north carolina history and seagrove. I researched one of the items from the flea market a jug thats made to look like a scary cartoon of a black persons face. Seagroves collectible face jugs the globe and mail. I dont consider myself a face jug maker, and there is no great demand for my face jugs, but i do enjoy making them from time to time. Based upon the way it was created, this was by design, possibly upon the request of a collector or something that inspired billy one day. Every april, american folk art honors a wild pottery tradition that began regionally in the early 1800s. No one is 100% certain of how it originated, but two stories in particular seem to capture some of the mystique surrounding these oddly humorous creations. For more than 20 years, craig was the only working potter in the catawba valley, the sole representative of the tradition, crafting utilitarian pieces and experimenting with artistic work like face jugs and pots with snakes around the handles. Ugly face jugs of north carolina history at seagrove. This special face jug comes complete with a cork stopper.

Early european examples date from the th century, and the german stoneware bartmann jug was a popular later medieval and renaissance form. Free shipping on many items browse your favorite brands affordable prices. Traditions pottery north carolina pottery from blowing rock nc. Our pennsylvania contributor has a startling piece of art a ceramic jug with eyes, nose, ears and teeth bared in a grimace. Nov 15, 2008 the artist, quoted in ragan robinson, feats of clay. The history of the production and use of these objects is still shrouded in mystery and controversy. Mark displays a particularlyfine example of an alreadyrare american stoneware form. He is known for making traditional wares like those of his great grandparents, j. As folk art, face jugs have become a significant feature in the history of africanamerican art. The first time diane aurit encountered catawba valley pottery face jugs, she was not. North carolina face jugs by patrice hamilton on prezi. Mar 18, 2011 from jug to jug, shelf to shelf, wall to wall, her office overflows with face jugs, grouped according to the potters who made them, including steven abee, don craig, kim ellington, charlie lisk, and joe reinhardt. Mar 28, 2012 i researched one of the items from the flea market a jug thats made to look like a scary cartoon of a black persons face. After moving to north carolina, she was eager to learn about the traditional arts in her new state.

They were finely turned on the potters wheel and their facial features were hand sculpted and applied. I love to engage with their fascinating history and watch mine change a little from year to year. Marvin and lynn are self taught potters from lancaster sc. Rhyne, a pottery collector who lives in western north carolina, many faces explores a fascinating group of 19th and 20thcentury face vessels made. Leland is the author of two books a place for joe and the vanishing coast.

From american indian tribes to 20thcentury seagrove pottery, north carolina offers a remarkable range of ceramics. The practice of making face jugs spread thoughout south carolina and into georgia, north carolina. Get the best deals on craig pottery when you shop the largest online selection at. Mikes jugs sale quickly at each of the wood kiln openings. Traditions pottery north carolina pottery from blowing. The artwalk friday reception is april 3 from 5 to 8pm. North carolinas pottery is as varied as the states people, with a history that is equally expansive. Ugly face jugs of north carolina history and seagrove potter. The history of the production and use of these objects is still shrouded in. Allman makes face jugs, swirl ware, and a variety of other pottery items. Native to the carolinas, the face jug is the most unique piece of southern pottery. A rare neolia cole face jug, from cole pottery, made in 1984.

Some historians have linked these jugs to african ritual artifacts, others to imported european figural vessels. Cole pottery is the pottery shop that neolias father, the late potter ar cole, opened decades ago. The first comprehensive ceramic history for the state, this book examines the largely vanished world of folk. The first nc face jugs were produced by harvey reinhardt ca.

F or centuries, african americans have utilized face jugs and is a symbolic item of african american material culture. Face jug art pottery from north carolina pottery for sale. Neolia cole pottery face jug seagrove nc nc pottery. Brown, the founder of browns pottery and javans brother, made the companys first devil jug in the early 1920s, which he placed outside the stores door to attract attention. Two 2 burlon craig north carolina, 19142002 folk pottery jugs including large face jug. Face having bulging eyes, ears, and open mouth with three porcelain teeth. Dimensions by 8 this is the rarest billy henson face jug ncpottery has ever come across and owned, the blind face jug was the named given it. The books homepage helps you explore earths biggest bookstore without ever leaving the comfort of your couch. For centuries, african americans have utilized face jugs and is a symbolic item of african american material culture. These great hand made mini face jugs are the coolest. Traditions pottery north carolina pottery 4443 bolick road lenoir, nc 28645 phone. May 28, 2012 the origins of the face jug, a folk tradition among african american potters in the south, remain obscure. Face jugs show influences from african, german, english, and american indian precedents.