Dave the Potter, Laban Carrik Hill
Dave the Potter, Laban Carrik Hill
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Dave the Potter
Artist, Poet, Slave

Author: Laban Carrik Hill

Narrator: Kevin R. Free

Unabridged: 14 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 06/20/2014


Synopsis

Laban Carrick Hill, the bestselling author of the National Book Award Finalist Harlem Stomp, here delivers an inspiring and lyrical story of a gifted craftsman who lived in South Carolina two centuries ago. Dave's superb artistry and the deeply observant poetry he carved onto his pots reveal how he transcended the limitations he faced as a slave.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Calista on August 14, 2019

Again, this is an amazing story I have never heard before. I don’t know if I would have known this without reading these Caldecott books. Dave was a slave and a potter, which was very very unusual. Slaves usually only did manual type labor and nothing skilled. Dave could also write which was illegal......more

Goodreads review by Dave on August 18, 2019

"I wonder where is all my relation Friendship to all, and every nation"--Dave "Dave belongs to Mr. Miles Where the oven bake and the pot bile"--Dave This is a non-fiction picture book with some interesting insights about slavery and art. A special exhibition of Dave the potter's pottery (with poetry wri......more

Goodreads review by Lisa on March 06, 2011

I’m blown away by the man, even with the many gaps in what is known about him, and this book is a fine tribute to him; I think the book does Dave justice, and so I am pleased. Powerful true story, and I think I liked all the background information ever better than the story proper. I enjoyed the stor......more

Goodreads review by Tasha on November 19, 2010

Dave the Potter was an outstanding artist, poet and potter whose influence is still evident in South Carolina pottery. He lived in the 1800s and created his pottery with amazing skill, building enormous pots that could up to 40 gallons. He was one of only two potters known to have the strength and s......more

Goodreads review by Karen on January 29, 2014

Dave was a real person, an enslaved person, who escaped the annals of the anonymous by signing his name and sometimes lines of poetry to his balanced and beautiful glazed clay jars. Laban Carrick Hill's words and Bryan Collier's illustrations are lovely and bring to life the world of this famous fo......more