Native American women artists online. (ArtEd Online).Since this month's issue of SchoolArts includes a feature on the Pueblo potter, Maria Martinez
San Ildefonso (sän ēldāfōn`sō) or La Granja (lä gräng`hä), town (1990 pop. 5,088), Segovia prov., central Spain, in Castile-León. Pueblo in New Mexico New Mexico, state in the SW United States. At its northwestern corner are the so-called Four Corners, where Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah meet at right angles; New Mexico is also bordered by Oklahoma (NE), Texas (E, S), and Mexico (S). ; Lucy Lewis of Acoma Pueblo Acoma Pueblo (IPA: [ˈækəmə]; Western Keresan dialect: Aa'ku; Zuni: Hakukya); Haak'ooh , New Mexico; Margaret Tafoya of Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico Santa Clara Pueblo is a census-designated place (CDP) in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 980 at the 2000 census. Santa Clara Pueblo is a member of the Eight Northern Pueblos, and the pueblo people are from the Tewa ethnic group of Native Americans ; and Nampeyo of Hopi Pueblo, Arizona. www.weta.org/productions/legacy/ legacy/index.html A good starting point online is The Legacy of Generations: Pottery by American Indian Women, an extensive site by WETA Public Television. It includes all four "matriarchs" listed above, along with contemporary potters, and details a documentary and exhibition organized by the National Museum of Women in the Arts The National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA), located in Washington, D.C. is the only museum solely dedicated to celebrating women’s achievements in the visual, performing, and literary arts. NMWA was incorporated in 1981 by Wallace and Wilhelmina Holladay. . A teachers' guide is also available on the site. Maria Martinez www.nmwa.org/collection/portfolio. asp?linkID=574 The National Museum of Women in the Arts is a great source for many women artists. View Maria Martinez's portfolio and read her profile. www.mariapottery.com/bio/bio.html Maria Martinez and San Ildefonso Pottery offers a historical overview and photographs of Maria Martinez and her husband Julian. www.pueblopottery.com/sans~1.htm, Check out Pueblo Pottery of New Mexico to see works and current prices of pottery by Martinez and other potters from San Ildefonso and Santa Clara Pueblos. A small, 1950s pot by Maria and Julian, her husband, is listed at $2,900.00. Lucy Lewis www.northwood.edu/dw/1983/ lewis.html A brief biography of Lucy Lewis is available from Northwood University. www.migrations.com/traditionalacoma .html Traditional Acoma Pottery includes tributes to and works by a number of Acoma potters, including Lucy Lewis. www.santarosa.edu/museum/acoma.htm Acoma Pottery shows characteristic works of Lucy Lewis and other Acoma potters. Nampeyo www.statemuseum.arizona.edu/ nampeyo/ The Arizona State Museum has an attractive Nampeyo Showcase at their website, which includes a gallery, timeline, and interview. www.getty.edu/artsednet/resources/ Maps/hopi.html ArtsEdNet includes extensive information about two works by Nampeyo. Helen Cordero www.collectorsguide.com/fa/fa014. shtml Helen Cordero was a Cochiti Pueblo potter who is credited with making the first Pueblo storyteller in 1964. FirstStoryteller, features a brief explanation and a photograph of Cordero's first such piece, now in the collection of the Museum of International Folk Art The Museum of International Folk Art is a state-run institution in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA. It is one of eight museums operated by the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs. in Santa Fe, New Mexico Santa Fe, more properly Santa Fé, (pronounced [ˈsænə feɪ] by natives, [ˌsænə ˈfeɪ] . Nora Naranjo-Morse www.hanksville.org/storytellers/nora/. Nora Naranjo-Morse Both contemporary artist Naranjo-Morse's pottery and poetry may be found at her official site, Great Art from a Feminist Perspective. www.u.arizona.edu/ic/mcbride/ws200/ grp5Apots.htm is an essay about the artist by Ayrn Moran. |
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