Hear Me Now: The Black Potters of Old Edgefield, South Carolina Virtual Opening | Met Exhibitions

Join co-curators Adrienne Spinozzi, Associate Curator in The American Wing at The Met; Ethan Lasser, John Moors Cabot Chair of the Art of the Americas at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; and Jason Young, Associate Professor of History at the University of Michigan, for a virtual tour of "Hear Me Now: The Black Potters of Old Edgefield, South Carolina." Focusing on the work of African American potters in the 19th-century American South-in dialogue with contemporary artistic responses-the exhibition presents approximately 50 ceramic objects from Old Edgefield District, South Carolina, a center of stoneware production in the decades before the Civil War. Hear Me Now will include monumental storage jars by enslaved and literate potter and poet David Drake alongside rare examples of the region’s utilitarian wares, as well as enigmatic face vessels whose makers were unrecorded. Considered through the lens of current scholarship in the fields of history, literature, anthropology, material culture, diaspora, and African American studies, these 19th-century vessels testify to the lived experiences, artistic agency, and material knowledge of enslaved peoples.
Learn more about the exhibition here: www.metmuseum....
The exhibition is made possible by Kathryn Ploss Salmanowitz, The Met’s Fund for Diverse Art Histories, the Terra Foundation for American Art, Anthony W. and Lulu C. Wang, The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation, and the Henry Luce Foundation.
It is organized by The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
The catalogue is made possible by the William Cullen Bryant Fellows of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Additional support is provided by Bridget and Al Ritter.
The catalogue is available for purchase at store.metmuseum.org.
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[@michaelwilcox5168]

This was so powerful. The fact that these potters were savvy enough to attach their messages to everyday functional objects, rather than purely decorative works, insured that their messages had greater chance of reaching future generations.

[@Icon328]

Fantastic exhibition and a wonderful presentaton!

[@lilaclai6560]

Thanks for bringing the connection with the history and the people.

[@maricajackson4788]

Healing My Shame of thinking We were Not Enough! Thank you!

[@susancaplan6120]

Congratulations Adrienne and the entire team!

[@laurateutschel9485]

Bravo! Congratulations, Adrienne! It was wonderful to be able to see this installation.

[@katrussell6819]

Wonderful concept for a show. Thank you.

[@franziskazach7912]

This is great !❤🎉

[@melmupariwa5718]

This was so interesting and a captivating exhibition. 🙌🏾

[@ErosGreatti]

Beautiful! bravo

[@Herr2Cents]

I'm looking forward to seeing these in Boston at the MFA.

[@deborahsmith7280]

Fabulous

[@idaleung8003]

Great introduction.

[@davidlewis6508]

Be Like Dave

[@suziecreamcheese211]

Are they going to display the the jug that was actually a high school project that was touted to be a rare antique on the antiques road show?