The purpose of the series is to introduce people to
American Indian artists and their fine arts. This book profiles six Rio
Grande Tewa Pueblos located in northern New Mexico: Santa Clara, San
Ildefonso, San Juan, Tesuque, Nambe, and Pojoaque. Over 750 artists
from the past two centuries are profiled. The book includes over 500
illustrations of artist portraits, and hundreds of pots.
This
book was created with the cooperation of Pueblo Indian artists. Through
artist surveys, archival research and personal interviews, information
was collected in 25 categories: including the artist's pueblo, moiety
(social group), clan (group of extended families), active years,
lifespan, family relationships, education, teachers, students, awards,
demonstrations, exhibitions, collections, favorite designs,
publications, and twenty years of auction records. Many completed a
personal statement, "I enjoy creating artwork, because..." Some wrote
or narrated autobiographical statements.
Following
the biographies are family tree charts which illustrate how artistic
traditions are passed down from one generation to the next. The
bibliography focuses on Tewa Pueblo artists and their arts.
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