| Paul Cushman: The Work and World of an Early 19th Century Albany Potter Contributor(s): Albany Institute of History and Art (Author) |
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ISBN: 0939072157 ISBN-13: 9780939072156 Publisher: Distribution Partners OUR PRICE: $31.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2007 Annotation: Paul Cushman (1767-1833) is recognized today as one of the founders of a regional stoneware industry that stretched throughout the upper Hudson River valley of New York State. When Cushman moved to Albany around 1800, local stoneware production was limited to a few potters. His decision to open a pottery works "half a mile west of the Albany Goal" at the beginning of the new century resulted in a long-lived and successful business. The expert contributors to this volume reveal all that is currently known about Cushman's life and work, and place his business and pottery within broad and useful historical and aesthetic frameworks. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Antiques & Collectibles | Pottery & Ceramics - Crafts & Hobbies | Pottery & Ceramics - History | United States - State & Local - Midwest(ia,il,in,ks,mi,mn,mo,nd,ne,oh,sd,wi |
| Dewey: 738.09 |
| Series: Albany Institute of History and Art |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 8.4" W x 10.9" (1.25 lbs) 142 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - Midwest |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The life, time, and work of a renowned Albany potter comes vividly to life in these pages. Paul Cushman (1767-1833) is recognized today as one of the founders of a regional stoneware industry that stretched throughout the Upper Hudson Valley of New York State. When Cushman moved to Albany around 1800, local stoneware production was limited to a few potters. His decision to open a pottery works half a mile west of the Albany Goal at the beginning of the new century resulted in a long-lived and successful business. It also initiated a century of tremendous growth and expansion in regional stoneware manufacturing. The expert contributors to this volume reveal all that is currently known about the life and work of Paul Cushman, and place his business and pottery within broad and useful historical and aesthetic frameworks. |