Author : Cara Catallo
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467137200
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (671 download)
Book Synopsis Pewabic Pottery: A History Handcrafted in Detroit by : Cara Catallo
Download or read book Pewabic Pottery: A History Handcrafted in Detroit written by Cara Catallo and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2017 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the height of America's Arts and Crafts movement, Detroit neighbors Horace J. Caulkins and Mary Chase Perry pooled their talents together to found Pewabic Pottery. With modest beginnings in 1903, Pewabic transformed from a rented stable in Brush Park to an English Tudor building on East Jefferson Avenue, where it has operated since 1907. Today, the iconic enterprise continues Perry's dedication to handcrafted ceramics and remains known for its iridescent glaze on everything from vessels and architectural tiles to ecclesiastical installations in churches across the country, including the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. Author Cara Catallo illuminates the story behind one of the oldest American handcrafted pottery traditions.