Red Brick, Black Mountain, White Clay: Reflections on Art, Family, and Survival

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Illustration credits appear on page 275.

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING IN PUBLICATION DATA

Benfey, Christopher E. G.

Red brick, Black Mountain, white clay : reflections on art, family, and survival / Christopher Benfey.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN: 978-1-101-56102-7

1. Art and society—United States—History. 2. Benfey, Christopher E. G., 1954—Family. 3. Artisans—United States—Biography. I. Title.

N72.S6B398 2012 2011040208

701’.03—dc23

Printed in the United States of America

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