Fourteen Families in Pueblo Pottery - Softcover

Dillingham, Rick

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0826314996 ISBN 13: 9780826314994

Publisher: University of New Mexico Press, 1994

Synopsis

In 1974 Seven Families in Pueblo Pottery was published to accompany an exhibit at the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology; twenty years later there are some 80,000 copies in print. Like Seven Families, this updated and greatly enlarged version by Rick Dillingham, who curated the original exhibition, includes portraits of the potters, colour photographs of their work, and a statement by each potter about the work of his or her family. In addition to the original seven -- the Chino and Lewis families (Acoma Pueblo), the Nampeyos (Hopi), the Gutierrez and Tafoya families (Santa Clara), and the Gonzales and Martinez families (San Ildefonso) -- the author has added the Chapellas and the Navasies (Hopi-Tewa), the Chavarrias (Santa Clara), the Herrera family (Cochiti), the Medina family (Zia), and the Tenorio-Pacheco and the Melchor families (Santo Domingo). Because the craft of pottery is handed down from generation to generation among the Pueblo Indians, this extended look at multiple generations provides a fascinating and personal glimpse into how the craft has developed. Also evident are the differences of opinion among the artists about the future of Pueblo pottery and the importance of following tradition. A new generation of potters has come of age since the publication of Seven Families. The addition of their talents, along with an ever-growing interest in Native American pottery, make this book a welcome addition to the literature on the Southwest.

About this title

About the Author:

Rick Dillingham

From the Inside Flap:

This beautiful book illustrates the many Pueblo pottery designs being created today and the traditions that have shaped them.

About this edition

• Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0826314996
• ISBN 13: 9780826314994
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 290