This book is designed to introduce people to the
artists and to their fine art pottery. Featuring 450 illustrations of
artist portraits, historic village scenes, authentic signatures and
hallmarks, pottery making and hundreds of pots, the volume profiles 500
artists over the past two centuries.
The
first three chapters address three main questions: "Who are the
Hopi-Tewa people?" "How do we evaluate Hopi-Tewa pottery?" "How is
Hopi-Tewa pottery made?"
The center of the book is
filled with 500 biographies, arranged alphabetically for easy
reference. The survey collected information in 25 fields, including the
artist's culture, language, village, clan, active years, types of
artwork, lifespan, family, education, teachers, students, awards,
demonstrations, exhibitions, collections, techniques, materials,
favorite designs, galleries, publications, and twenty years of auction
records. Many completed a personal statement, "I enjoy creating
artwork, because..."
Following
the biographies are family tree charts, hallmarks and signatures, as
well as special sections on pottery types and styles, 100 designs and
symbols, the language of the potters in Hopi, Tewa, and English, and an
extensive bibliography.
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