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Lucy Martin Lewis (1890/8–March 12, 1992) was a Native American potter from Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico. [1] She is known for her black-on-white decorative ceramics made using traditional techniques. Biography
Marie Zieu Chino (1907–1982) was a Native American potter from Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico. Marie and her friends Lucy M. Lewis and Jessie Garcia are recognized as the three most important Acoma potters during the 1950s. Along with Juana Leno, they have been called "The Four Matriarchs" who "revived the ancient style of Acoma pottery."
Vera Chino Ely (born June 27, 1943) is a Native American potter from Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico. She is the youngest daughter of Marie Z. Chino, who was also a potter. Vera learned from her mother. In the late 1970s she worked with her mother doing fine-line painting on some of her pots.
Michael Kanteena, Laguna Pueblo; Lucy M. Lewis, Acoma Pueblo; Otellie Loloma, Hopi (1921–1993) Joseph Lonewolf, Santa Clara Pueblo (1932–2014) Julian Martinez, San Ildefonso Pueblo (1879–1943) Maria Montoya Martinez , San Ildefonso Pueblo (1887–1980) Maria Ramita Martinez, Picuris Pueblo (1884–1969) Grace Medicine Flower, Santa Clara ...
Rachel Concho (born 1936) is a Native American artist and potter of the Acoma Pueblo.She is best known for her painted seed jars: small circular pots, nearly closed except for a small hole at the top, used for storing seeds from one harvest for planting in the next.
Aug. 18—The title of Jennifer Tafoya's pot, Caught by Surprise, was fitting Friday when it won her the Best of Show award at the 101st Santa Fe Indian Market. The award left Tafoya, a potter ...
Spanish soldiers who had demanded food and blankets from the Indians of the Acoma Pueblo were attacked by Native warriors. Twelve soldiers died in the fighting. In retribution, Onate declared a ...
Garcia was born on the Acoma Pueblo in New Mexico, and is one of nine children born to Acoma potter and matriarch Lucy M. Lewis, who taught many of her children the traditional pottery-making process rooted in their ancient tradition, [3] including potters Anne Lewis Hansen, Mary Lewis Garcia, Emma Lewis Mitchell, Drew Lewis, and Carmel Lewis.