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Joe Owen : Seagrove N.C. master potter (1910-1986) / Philip E. Burrow.

Author/creator Burrow, Philip E., Sr.
Format Book and Print
EditionFirst edition.
Publication InfoSorrento, Florida : American Legacies Press, ©2016.
Description173 pages : illustrations (chiefly in color) ; 28 cm
Subject(s)
Contents Ch. 1. An oral history project is born -- Ch. 2. How I first came to know the Owen family -- Ch. 3. The boyhood of young Joe -- Ch. 4. Firing a kiln, selling some pottery, and glazing- son John reminisces -- Ch. 5. Kinfolk remember brothers Joe and Charlie Owen -- Ch. 6. Early Joe Owen employee tells never-heard stories -- Ch. 7. The nitty-gritty: an hour by hour account of a Joe Owen work day -- Ch. 8. Digging into the Glenn Art story -- Ch. 9. The Glenn Art Pottery- nephew Larry Owen tells all he knows -- Ch. 10. Potter Terry King talks about Joe, Charlie, and Obeira Owen and solves a mystery -- Ch. 11. Rebecca Pitcher photo shoot at a Seagrove mansion -- Ch. 12. John Owen talks Rebeccas and Dumpling dropping -- Ch. 13. Friends everlasting- the Steve and Sandra Robbins interview -- Ch. 14. Westmoore senior shares some memories -- Ch. 15. New Joe Owen discovery made, a friendship renewed -- Ch. 16. Obeira Owen, the woman behind the man -- Ch. 17. The Walt Auman interview -- Ch. 18. Business without a computer: orders, glaze notes, correspondence -- Ch. 19. In his own words: Joe Owen talks about his life in pottery -- Ch. 20. A modest but well-loved collection -- Ch. 21. Joe joins the Internet age -- Ch. 22. A final visit with Obeira Owen -- Ch. 23. A final visit to the Joe Owen home and Pottery barn -- Ch. 24. Making a Rebecca pitcher, step by step -- Ch. 25. Conclusion.
LCCN 2016916308
ISBN1943007039 (paperback)
ISBN9781943007035 (paperback)

Available Items

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Joyner NC Stacks NK4210.O946 B87 2016 ✔ Available Place Hold