Episode 9: Brandt Zipp’s Search for Forgotten African American Potters




Artisan Ancestors show

Summary: In this episode I talk with Brandt Zipp a young pottery scholar, who grew up around antique American stoneware in his family’s  antique auction business, The Crocker Farm, Inc. Zipp shares his research findings, as well as his techniques for discovering important information about free African American artisans working in New York, prior to 1850. […]