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An Enslaved Man Made Thousands of Ceramic Pots. Now, a Boston Museum Has Returned Two of Them to His Descendants

In the 1850s, David Drake spent his days making large clay pots, mostly used for food storage. But as an enslaved man in ...

Potter’s process: ‘Playing in the mud’ to make ‘beautiful things’ | An Eye for Art

I like playing in the mud. There is a whole transformative process where you take a lump of mud and turn it into a beautiful ...

In landmark agreement, the MFA restores enslaved potter’s work to descendants

The agreement conferring ownership of two ceramic vessels by David Drake sets “a new standard for ethical restitution.” ...
Wall Street Journal

‘Clay as Soft Power: Shigaraki Ware in Postwar America and Japan’ Review: Making Pots, Building Bridges

The final work in the University of Michigan Museum of Art’s “Clay as Soft Power: Shigaraki Ware in Postwar America and Japan” is a rounded vessel accompanied by an irresistible invitation: The “NOT” ...
Portland Press Herald

Using clay sourced from Maine, these potters get their hands extra dirty

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The New York Times

For This Tearful TV Potter, It’s All About the Clay

Keith Brymer Jones has judged amateur ceramic makers’ work on “The Great Pottery Throw Down” since 2015. When it’s good, it still moves him. By Eleanor Stanford LONDON — When the potter Keith Brymer ...
The Harvard Crimson

From Clay to Pots: The Harvard Ceramics Program

The Harvard Ceramics Program lives in the heart of Allston on Barry’s Corner. Affiliated with the Office for the Arts at Harvard, the program runs for three semesters every year, offering educational ...