Santa Clara Pueblo Micaceous Clay Upright Canteen with Handle [SOLD]

Edna Romero is the daughter of potter Rose Naranjo, and sister of Rina Swentzell, Tessie Naranjo, Tito Naranjo, Jody Folwell, Dolly Naranjo, Michael Naranjo and Nora Naranjo-Morse. She is the aunt of Roxanne Swentzell, Jody Naranjo, Susan Folwell, Polly Rose Folwell, Dusty Naranjo and Forrest Naranjo. What a family lineage this is!

All of the artists in this family are so talented and so collectible that it is considered one of the premier families at Santa Clara Pueblo.

Although from Santa Clara Pueblo, Edna makes pottery using micaceous clay from Taos Pueblo. I believe she is living at Taos Pueblo at this time.

This canteen is signed by the artist but not dated.

Provenance: From the estate of Transcendental artist Florence Pierce of Albuquerque who passed away in 2007 at the age of 89. She was best known for luminescent paintings made of pigmented resins on reflective surfaces. Her interest in abstraction began in the 1930s when she was an associate of the Transcendental Painting Group. The New York Times called her