Jamaican Ceramics

The history of ceramics is rooted in the history of mankind. Jamaican Ceramics: A Historical and Contemporary Survey is a comprehensive examination of the development of ceramics from pre-history to the present day. This visually rich, exciting and authoritative book is an unprecedented survey which sheds light on the fascinating historical and modern contemporary Jamaican ceramics. Norma Rodney Harrack, herself a practicing ceramic artist, offers an expert’s insight and provides a valuable resource to ceramists, students, collectors, enthusiasts and users of ceramics. The chapters each focus on key thematic areas – from early ceramic history to the influence of European ceramic practices to the syncreticism and continuity of African Jamaican pottery traditions – with full discussions on how the canon of Jamaican ceramics has developed over centuries. Harrack’s many years of teaching and investigation have guided much of the primary research for this project.