Face jugs of the American South: Lecture & Demonstration

Mar 22, 2015

Face jugs of the American South are the subject of a two-part public program at the Museum of International Folk Art on Sunday, March 22, 1-4pm. John Burrison will give a lecture on the history of this Southern tradition at 1pm, followed by a face jug demonstration by Georgia potter Mike Craven. The programs are in conjunction with the museum’s current exhibition Pottery of the U.S. South: A Living Tradition. Both events are by museum admission. New Mexico residents with ID are free on Sundays.

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John Burrison.

Mike Craven demonstrates turning a jug

Burlon Craig, Face jug, 1982

Lanier Meaders, Face jug, early 1970s

Wayne Hewell, Face jug (detail),

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