Commeraw's Stoneware The Life and Work of the First African-American Pottery Owner |
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| Author:
| Zipp, A. Brandt |
| ISBN: | 979-8-218-00290-9 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2022 |
| Publisher: | Crocker Farm, Inc.
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $95.00 |
Book Description:
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Presented here for the first time in two centuries is the lost story of New York City potter Thomas W. Commeraw, a key early African-American figure whose identity slipped through the fingers of history. Rediscovered by the author in the first years of this century, Commeraw stands as one of the most fascinating of all historic American decorative artists: an abolitionist, activist, highly influential craftsman and, ultimately, the hopeful founder of a new African republic.
Presented here for the first time in two centuries is the lost story of New York City potter Thomas W. Commeraw, a key early African-American figure whose identity slipped through the fingers of history. Rediscovered by the author in the first years of this century, Commeraw stands as one of the most fascinating of all historic American decorative artists: an abolitionist, activist, highly influential craftsman and, ultimately, the hopeful founder of a new African republic.