Select Page

Collections

Collections Menu
Photograph by Addison Doty. Copyright 2015 School for Advanced Research.

Bowl, frog

Photograph by Addison Doty. Copyright 2015 School for Advanced Research.

Bowl, frog

Date: c. 1970
Artist or Maker: Lucy Martin Lewis (1898 - 1992)
Dimensions:
Dimensions: 13.7 × 15.5 cm (5 3/8 × 6 1/8 in.)
Weight: 34.2 g (1.21 oz.)
Medium: clay | paints
Credit Line: Gift of Sallie Wagner, 1992.
Place Made:
Valencia County, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
Object Number: SAR.1992-3-59
Not on view
DescriptionHollow ceramic frog head. White slipped with black painted decoration. The design includes dragon flies, tadpoles, and black protruding eyes. Cloud design in mouth area.
Tribal Collection Review RemarksAccording to the participants in the Acoma collection review visit June 26-27, 2017 (Events Record “Collection Review: Acoma Pueblo Review 9”): According to Dolores Lewis Garcia, Lucy’s daughter: Cochiti Potter, Helen Cordero, convinced Lucy to try making some frogs while they were both at a gallery called “Squash Blossom Gallery” (she was unsure if that was really the name of the gallery) in Highland Park, Illinois. This piece is the result of Lucy’s attempt at making a Cochiti style frog. She made a few more like this but not many.
In Collection(s)
The Indian Arts Research Center, in collaboration with Native American community scholars, strives to present accurate collections records. Records may be updated as new information becomes available and is reviewed with the Native American community having cultural affinity to particular items. Please write to iarc@sarsf.org if you have questions or concerns related to the documentation.