Dave The Potter Введіть назву
відчуття, не
галерея мистецтв
Оберіть настрій, і сама кімната відповість вам: світло стає прохолоднішим або теплішим, ритм повітря змінюється, і лише ті твори, що сповнені цього відчуття, виринають із темряви. Все інше відступає в тінь.
Dave The Potter
Dave the Potter: Life and Legacy Early Life and Enslavement Born around 1800 in South Carolina, David Drake, more famously known as Dave the Potter, lived a life deeply marked by the institution of slavery. He was first enslaved by Harvey Drake, who co-owned a large pottery business with Abner Landrum in Edgefield County, South Carolina. It is believed that Landrum, unusually for the time, taught Dave to read and write – a skill forbid
den to enslaved people under South Carolina law. Pottery and Artistic Development Dave’s career as a potter began within Drake and Landrum's workshop. He quickly demonstrated exceptional skill in crafting large alkaline-glazed stoneware vessels, primarily jugs. His earliest recorded work dates back to July 12, 1834, marking the beginning of his unique artistic practice. Between the 1820s and 1870s, Dave produced an estimated 40,000 pi…
