Hopi-Tewa Pottery: 500 Artist Biographies, Ca. 1800-Present, With Value/Price Guide Featuring over 20 Years of Auction Records (American Indian Art Ser) - Hardcover

Gregory Schaaf

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0966694805 ISBN 13: 9780966694802

Publisher: Ciac Pr, 1998

Synopsis

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.

About this title

About the Author:

GREGORY SCHAAF is Director of the Center for Indigenous Arts & Cultures in Santa Fe. He earned his doctorate in American Indian History and a degree in Art History at the University of California, Santa Barbara. During his distinguished teaching career at the University of California, California State University and Minnesota State University, he became an Associate Professor and Coordinator of American Indian Studies. As a recognized scholar, he addressed the United Nations and testified before the United States Senate on Indian Affairs. He co-founded the international Tree of Peace Society and Santa Fe s Indian Art Collectors Circle. He is the author of the American Indian Art Series; Wampum Belts & Peace Trees; Franklin, Jefferson, & Madison: On Religion & the State; The U.S. Constitution and the Great Law of Peace.

About this edition

• Publisher: Ciac Pr
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0966694805
• ISBN 13: 9780966694802
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 199
• Editor: Richard Howard