Hopi & Pueblo Tiles: An Illustrated History [SOLD]

Hopi & Pueblo Tiles - an Illustrated History [Autographed]

Kim Messier and Pat Messier

Rio Nuevo Publishers, Tucson

First edition, softcover. Autographed by both authors. 88 pages, illustrated in color.

From the Back Cover

From Curios to a Lasting Art Form

They look deceptively simple. But clay tiles or plaques are actually one of the most difficult forms of pottery to make by hand. A few gifted Hopi artisans and potters from other Pueblo villages mastered this exacting craft in the late nineteenth century, often selling their work through the Fred Harvey Company, and their unique painted tiles have charmed Southwestern tourists and collectors ever since. Today more and more Native American potters of the Four Corners area are taking up this special, very collectible form.

Contents

Foreword by Barton Wright

Preface: A Journey Along the Clay Road

The Shape of Things to Come: An Introduction

Traders, Ethnologists, and the Fred Harvey Company

Nampeyo: Artist as Tile Maker

The Evolution of an Art Form

Sadie Adams: The Mark of Excellence

The Legacy Becomes Tradition

Final Thoughts