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Nicholas Joerling, Untitled pitcher, circa 2005, glazed stoneware, 14.5 inches x 9 inches x 5.5 inches. Gift of James Goode. Asheville Art Museum Collection
Laura Teague, Untitled pitcher, circa 2001, glazed stoneware, 8.5 inches x 6.5 inches x 5 inches. Gift of James Goode. Asheville Art Museum Collection.
Ann Robinson, Untitled pitcher, circa 2001, glazed stoneware, 6.25 inches x 8 inches x 6 inches. Gift of James Goode. Asheville Art Museum Collection.
Bruce Gholson, Untitled pitcher, glazed stoneware, circa 2004, 8 inches x 10.5 inches x 6.5 inches. Gift of James Goode. Asheville Art Museum Collection.
David L. Farrell, Untitled pitcher, circa 2003, glazed stoneware, 9.25 inches x 8 inches x 6 inches. Gift of James Goode. Asheville Art Museum Collection.
Greg Johnson, Untitled pitcher, circa 2006, glazed stoneware, 12 inches x 7.25 inches x 5 inches. Gift of James Goode. Asheville Art Museum Collection.
Cynthia Bringle, Untitled pitcher, circa 2005, glazed stoneware, 11.5 inches x 8 inches x 6.25 inches. Gift of James Goode. Asheville Art Museum Collection.
Let It Pour: Contemporary Craft Pitchers from the James Goode Collection
Friday, May 2 - Sunday, September 14, 2008
Holden Community Gallery
James Goode is a professor, curator, author and collector. He was born in Statesville, NC and earned his doctorate from The George Washington University. He has taught at George Mason University and worked at the Library of Congress.
From 1970 to 1988 Goode was the curator for the Smithsonian Institution Building. His books includeThe Outdoor Sculpture of Washington D.C. (Smithsonian, 1974), Capital Losses: A Cultural History of Washington’s Destroyed Buildings (Smithsonian, 1979) and Best Addresses: A Century of Washington’s Distinguished Apartment Houses (Smithsonian, 1988).
Goode is also a passionate pottery collector and recently began focusing on contemporary craft pitchers from the American South. He designated the Asheville Art Museum as the recipient of his pitcher collection in 2005 and has since given 127 pitchers to the Museum’s permanent collection.
Let It Pour: Contemporary Craft Pitchers from the James Goode Collection will explore a portion of Goode’s collection. The pitcher, like the teapot, has inherent elements which speak to function including overall shape, handle and spout. These vessels vary in scale, size, technique and surface treatment, but all reflect the artists' attention to detail.
Goode has collected work from across the southeast including potters from Western North Carolina and the Seagrove NC area such as Cynthia Bringle, Kevin Brown, Kenneth George, Jill Hinckly and Skeff Thomas among others.
This exhibition is organized by the Asheville Art Museum and guest curated by Brian and Gail McCarthy, owners of Highwater Clays and founders of Odyssey Center for the Ceramic Arts.
For more information please visit: The Asheville Art Museum
-Joanne Molina
