Spoken through clay : Native pottery of the Southwest : the Eric S. Dobkin Collection / Charles S. King ; essay by Peter Held ; artist portraits by Will Wilson ; object photography by Addison Doty.
Publisher:
Museum of New Mexico Press,
Copyright Date:
2017
Description:
351 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ; 37 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-351).
Contents:
Foreword: The collector's voice / Eric S. Dobkin -- Preface: Creating this book / Charles S. King -- Tempered by time : modern and contemporary ceramics / Peter Held -- Voices in clay / Charles S. King -- Dreamers. Grace Medicine Flower ; Dextra Quotskuyva ; Autumn Borts-Medlock ; Jody Naranjo ; Harrison Begay Jr. ; Jordan Roller -- Traditionalists. Sara Fina Tafoya ; Lonnie Vigil ; Margaret Tafoya ; Steve Lucas ; LuAnn Tafoya ; Loren Ami ; Toni Roller -- Transitionists. Popovi Da ; Linda Tafoya-Sanchez ; Mark Tahbo ; James Ebelacker ; Yvonne Lucas ; Jeff Roller ; Lisa Holt & Harlan Reano -- Modernists. Nampeyo ; Jacquie Stevens ; Nathan Youngblood ; Jacob Koopee Jr. ; Jennifer Moquino ; Christopher Youngblood -- Visionaries. Maria Martinez ; Tony Da ; Tammy Garcia ; Virgil Ortiz ; Joseph Lonewolf ; Johnathan Naranjo -- Transformists. Nancy Youngblood ; Les Namingha ; Russell Sanchez ; Christine McHorse ; Richard Zane Smith ; Rondina Huma ; Susan Folwell -- Synchronicity. Russell Sanchez & Jennifer Moquino ; Nancy Youngblood & Russell Sanchez ; Les Namingha & Susan Folwell ; Susan Folwell & Jody Folwell ; Nancy Youngblood & Dominique Toya ; Harrison Begay Jr. & Jody Naranjo -- Highlights from the Eric S. Dobkin Collection.
Summary:
Spoken Through Clay' includes nearly three hundred pottery vessels covering a wide range of contemporary artists and a few important historic pieces. This book includes portraits and voices of renowned Native artists?the majority of whom are Pueblo?speaking about their artistry and technique, families, culture, and traditions. Dynamic color photography captures the depth and dimension of the pieces, while the artists provide an illuminating perspective through narrative captions. Artists, academics, collectors, family members, and gallerists add additional insight about the lives, historical context, and importance of these potters and their work. The Dobkin collection has a unique and distinctive focus on the aesthetic of the vessel, specifically on design, form, and scale. Featured artists include Maria Martinez, Popovi Da, Grace Medicine Flower, Dextra Quotskuyva, Jody Naranjo, Harrison Begay Jr., Lonnie Vigil, LuAnn Tafoya, Steve Lucas, Tammy Garcia, Virgil Ortiz, and many others.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.