{"product_id":"the-potters-art-9780253213563","title":"The Potter's Art","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Coming into being, the work of art, this very pot, creates relations--relations between nature and culture, between the individual and society, between utility and beauty. Governed by desire, the artist's work answers questions of value. Is nature favored, or culture? Are individual needs or social needs more important? Do utilitarian or aesthetic concerns dominate in the transformation of nature?\" --from the Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Potter's Art\u003c\/i\u003e discusses and illustrates the work of modern masters of traditional ceramics from Bangladesh, Sweden, various parts of the United States, Turkey, and Japan. It will appeal to anyone interested in pottery and the study of folklore and folk art.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHenry Glassie is College Professor of Folklore and Co-director of Turkish Studies at Indiana University. He has been a Guggenheim Fellow and a Fellow of the National Humanities Institute; he has also served as President of the Vernacular Architecture Forum and of the American Folklore Society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaterial Culture--Henry Glassie, George Jevremovic, and William T. Sumner, editors\u003cbr\u003e (Note: there is an accent egue on the c Jevremovic)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents: \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Potter's Art\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBangladesh\u003cbr\u003eSweden\u003cbr\u003eGeorgia\u003cbr\u003eAcoma\u003cbr\u003eTurkey\u003cbr\u003eJapan\u003cbr\u003eHagi\u003cbr\u003eWork in the Clay\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Henry Glassie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Indiana University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/22\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780253213563","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40745238593651,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":12.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_d447179a-f0a3-4bb6-a6b0-8688274de13d.jpg?v=1677942419","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-potters-art-9780253213563","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}