American Indian Art Series HOPI-TEWA POTTERY 500 Artist Biographies [SOLD]


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Gregory Schaaf, Author
  • Subject: Native American Pottery
  • Item # C4412Y
  • Date Published: 1998, First Edition
  • Size: 199 Pages
  • SOLD

American Indian Art Series HOPI-TEWA POTTERY 500 Artist Biographies

by Gregory Schaaf

Condition: very good condition


Hopi-Tewa Pottery 500 Artist Biographies 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 500 biographies are arranged alphabetically for easy reference.  Following the biographies are family tree charts, hallmarks, and signatures, as well as special sections on pottery types and styles, designs and symbols, the language of the potters in Hopi, Tewa and English and an extensive bibliography.

This (now out-of-print) book, published in 1998, is an excellent introduction to the Hopi artisans and to their fine pottery. This volume profiles 500 Hopi artisans over the past two centuries, featuring 450 illustrations of artisan's portraits, historic village scenes, authentic signatures and hallmarks, pottery making and hundreds of pots.

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.

Gregory Schaaf, Author
  • Subject: Native American Pottery
  • Item # C4412Y
  • Date Published: 1998, First Edition
  • Size: 199 Pages
  • SOLD

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