Poughkeepsie Potters And The Plague (Images of America)

Folk art has long been a part of the cultural heritage of the Hudson River Valley. The Hudson River school of painting traces its roots to the valley, as does a unique decorative style of stoneware—preserve pots and jugs with scenes of birds, flowers, and animals that were part of the potter’s life. While the Hudson River paintings, usually commissioned by wealthy landowners, have achieved universal acclaim, the utilitarian stoneware, owned by even the least successful merchants and farmers, has been widely collected but little understood.George H. Lukacs is the author of 'Poughkeepsie Potters And The Plague (Images of America)', published 2001 under ISBN 9780738508719 and ISBN 0738508713.