Volume 4: Southern Pueblo Pottery
2,000 Artist Biographies

Southern Pueblo Pottery profiles 2,000 potters from twelve Pueblos located south of Santa Fe, including Acoma, Cochiti, Is, Jemez & Pecos, Laguna, San Felipe, Sandia, Santa Ana, Santo Domingo, Tigua/Ysleta del Sur, Zia, and Zuni.

 

Organized alphabetically like a telephone directory, it allows for quick searches of specific artists. This volume showcases 2,150 potters from the last two centuries, complemented by over 1,000 illustrations of pottery and artist portraits. Highlighting the family tradition of pottery making, it details how various forms, techniques, and designs have been handed down through generations.

 

Created with the support of Pueblo Indian artists, the book gathers information through surveys, archival research, and personal interviews across categories, including the artist’s pueblo, clan, active years, lifespan, family connections, education, mentors, awards, demonstrations, exhibitions, collections favorite designs, publications, and two decades of auction records. Many artists also contributed personal statements, expressing their passion for creating art.