Maria Martinez

Maria Martinez

female, deceased (1980)
American, Native American, spanish, pottery, pueblo, artist…NativeAmericanpottery
Maria Martinez was a Native American artist who created internationally known pottery. Martinez (born Maria Antonia Montoya), her husband Julian,...
Margaret Tafoya

Margaret Tafoya

female, deceased (2001)
National Heritage Fellowship winner, National Heritage Fellowship, American, From New Mexico, pueblo, Native American…pottery, NativeAmericanpottery
Margaret Tafoya was the matriarch of Santa Clara Pueblo potters. Margaret learned the art of making pottery from her parents Sara Fina Guiterrez...
Blue Corn

Blue Corn

female, deceased (1999)
Santa Fe, World War II, Native American, artist, Beverly Hills, Silversmith…American, NativeAmericanpottery
Blue Corn, also known as Crucita Calabaza, was a Native American potter from San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico, United States. She became famous for...
Fannie Nampeyo

Fannie Nampeyo

female, deceased (1987)
Native American, artist, pottery, American, Potter, Hopi tribe…NativeAmericanpottery, modern Hopi pottery
Fannie Nampeyo (1900-1987) (also known as Fannie Lesou Polacca and Fannie Nampeyo Polacca) was a modern and contemporary fine arts potter, who...
Joseph Lonewolf

Joseph Lonewolf

male, 77 years old
Native American, Camilio Sunflower Tafoya, reconstruct, Mimbres, Sienna, Santa Clara Pueblo…NativeAmericanpottery, American
Joseph Lonewolf (b. January 26,1932) is a Native American potter from Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico, United States. He is known for his use of...
Bennett Bean

Bennett Bean

male, 68 years old
University of Washington, Master of Fine Arts, teapots, Department of Internal Medicine, NativeAmericanpottery, Japanese pottery…studio pottery, american pottery, American
Bennett Bean is an American ceramic artist living in Blairstown, New Jersey. Although commonly described as a studio potter, some would...

Anita Louise Suazo

female, 62 years old
Phoenix, University of New Mexico, Native American, artist, smithsonian institution, American…NativeAmericanpottery
Anita Louise Suazo is a Native American potter from Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico, United States. She is the daughter of Jose Nerio Suazo and...