Book - Hopi-Tewa Pottery: 500 Artist Biographies

HOPI-TEWA POTTERY 500 Artist Biographies

Gregory Schaaf

Subject: Native American Pottery

First edition, hardcover, 1998. 199 pages, new copy shrink wrapped

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.