Name/Title
Red brick, Black Mountain, white clay : reflections on art, family, and survivalEntry/Object ID
N72.S6.B39Description
An unforgettable voyage across the reaches of America and the depths of memory, this generational memoir of one incredible family reveals America's unique craft tradition. In Red Brick, Black Mountain, White Clay, renowned critic Christopher Benfey shares stories of his mother's upbringing in rural North Carolina among centuries-old folk potteries, of his father's escape from Nazi Europe, of his great-aunt and -uncle Anni and Josef Albers, famously exiled at Black Mountain College, unearthing an ancestry--and an aesthetic-- that is quintessentially American. With the grace of a novelist and the eye of a historian. Benfey threads these stories together into a radiant and mesmerizing harmony.Collection
Carol Westfall CollectionLexicon
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art and society, artisans--united states, carol westfall collectionBook Details
Author
Christopher BenfeyPublisher
Penguin BooksDate Published
2013Call No.
N72.S6.B39ISBN
143122851, 9780143122852Notes
Length: 291