Margaret Tafoya : a Tewa potters heritage and legacy

Type

Book

Authors

Mary Ellen Blair ( Blair, Mary Ellen )

Laurence R. Blair ( Blair, Laurence R. )

ISBN 10

0887400809

ISBN 13

9780887400803

Tags

Tewa pottery, Tewa women potters, Margaret Tafoya -- 1904-2001, Margaret Tafoya -- 1904-2001 -- Biography, Tewa women potters -- Biography, Indigenous pottery, Indigenous art, Tewa, Indigenous artists, Tewa artists

Abstract

"This beautiful book presents in large format the story of Margaret Tafoys's paramount place in the evolution of Tewa Pueblo pottery in Santa Clara, New Mexico. This monumental work is divided into four major sections examining a history of the Pueblo people, Margaret Tafoya's life, Santa Clara pottery making techniques, and the Tafoya family and descendants. Because Margaret Tafoya has adhered to the traditions of her pueblo in both her lifestyle and her ceramics, these traditions are now being passed on through her children and grandchildren. Margaret Tafoya demonstrates the very best in Tewa Pueblo pottery. Enhanced by the spectacular photographs-more than a hundred of which are in full color-this books presents a tribute to the Pueblo ceramic artisans in general and especially, to Margaret Tafoya-a living icon and vital bridge between Tewa past future."--Amazon.

Biblio Notes

Contents:
Chapter 1. History --
Chapter 2. Margaret Tafoya's Life 1904 --
Chapter 3. The Making of Traditional Santa Clara Pottery --
Chapter 4. The Descendents.

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