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Glade Spring, VA Georgia Blizzard (nee Michael) May 17, 1919-June 1, 2002 Pottery

Information: A potter who used clay found locally in the Appalachian hills fired and colored with bark, leaves or mud, her work had a captivating quality with a timeless appeal. Her works, frequently depicting local or family characters from her memory, reflected the flowing sensibilities of the sculpture of the 1940's, while having a pre-Columbian quality. Perhaps these imposing clay sculptures and vessels can best be described as essayist and photographer Jonathan Williams characterizes Georgia Blizzard as herself: Part American-Indian, part Celtic and part William Blake. Georgia Blizzard clay sculptures are enigmatic and complex. She produced less than 100 examples a year that survive the challenges of the Appalachian mountain winters and the vagaries of the artist's very basic firing and coloring process. As she was a potter for over twenty years, there was a substantial body of work available, although difficult to find. Her work is keenly sought after and is in several private and museum collections in America and abroad. Marion Harris

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	AmericaOhYes Marion Harris The London Independent Detour Art—the Book
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Bibliography: "Detour Art—Outsider, Folk Art, and Visionary Folk Art Environments Coast to Coast, Art and Photographs from the Collection of Kelly Ludwig" by Kelly Ludwig, Kansas City Star Books, 2007. "20th Century American Folk, Self Taught, and Outsider Art" by Betty-Carol Sellen, Cynthia J. Johnson, Neal-Schuman Publishers, New York, 1993. "Self Taught, Outsider, and Folk Art—A guide to American Artists, Locations and Resources" by Betty-Carol Sellen with Cynthia J. Johnson, McFarland & Company, 2000. "Contemporary American Folk Art - A Collector's Guide" Chuck and Jan Rosenak, Abbeville Press, 1996. "Flying Free: Twentieth-Century Self-Taught Art from the Collection of Ellin and Baron Gordon" by Ellin Gordon, Barbara L. Luck and Tom Patterson, exhibit catalog for The Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Center, 1997. "American Self-Taught Art: An Illustrated Analysis of 20th Century Artists and Trends with 1,319 Capsule Biographies" by Florence Laffal and Julius Laffal, 2003.

Credit: © Kelly Ludwig, Detour Art, all rights reserved.

From the collection of Kelly Ludwig, featured in the book “Detour Art” 2007. Credit: Kelly Ludwig

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