Photograph by Addison Doty. Copyright 2015 School for Advanced Research.
Jar
Date: 1960
Artist or Maker: Lucy Martin Lewis (1898 - 1992)
Dimensions:
Dimensions: 16.5 × 15.8 cm (6 1/2 × 6 1/4 in.)
Weight: 0.7 kg (1.5 lb.)
Medium: clay | paint
Credit Line: Indian Arts Fund purchase for the permanent collection, 1960.
Place Made:
Valencia County, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
Object Number: IAF.2789
Not on view
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”): The finish of this jar resembles copper. The color was achieved in the firing, however it is not clear if it was intentional or not. It was not common for the artist to incise her pieces. The inside of this jar is completely smooth. The coils cannot be felt.
In Collection(s)
Bibliography:
Acoma and Laguna Pottery
- Pg. p. 50, 229
- Fig. 3.6
"Lucy Lewis: Acoma's Versatile Potter"
- Pg. 12
- Fig. N/A
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