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High fire ceramic with traditional designs at the Museo Regional de la Ceramica, Tlaquepaque.. Ceramics of Jalisco, Mexico has a history that extends far back in the pre Hispanic period, but modern production is the result of techniques introduced by the Spanish during the colonial period and the introduction of high-fire production in the 1950s and 1960s by Jorge Wilmot and Ken Edwards.
The Museo Regional de la Cerámica (Regional Ceramic Museum) in Tlaquepaque, Jalisco, Mexico is located on Independencia Street in the center of the city. The museum is one of two main ceramics museums in the city, with the other being the Pantaleon Panduro Museum . [ 1 ]
This advanced pottery was introduced in the mid 20th century and is principally produced in Tlaquepaque and Tonalá. [1] The state's long history of fine pottery production has resulted in a number of highly notable ceramicists. The Pablo Jimón family is noted for bruñido work, especially jars and "pomegranate" pieces. Amado Galvan makes ...
The city had a 2010 census population of 575,942, making it the third largest city in the state, behind only Guadalajara proper, and Zapopan, another city in the metro area. The municipality's area is 270.88 km 2 (104.59 sq mi) and lies adjacent to the south side of Guadalajara.
Woman selling pottery items at the Feria de Texcoco, Texcoco, Mexico State Contemporary pottery by Nicolas Vita Hernandez of Chililco, Huejutla de Reyes, in the State of Hidalgo, Mexico, at a temporary exhibit on Hidalgo crafts at the Museo de Arte Popular, Mexico City. Ceramics in Mexico date back thousands of years before the Pre-Columbian ...
This began with Florentino's father Agustín Jimón, who began working with clay as a child and later taught his son. Today the children of this family grow up around clay and pottery at the family workshop in Tonalá. [1] [2] Jimón Barba primarily works in bruñido and bandera, types of Jalisco pottery. Most of the bruñido (burnished) pieces ...
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It was active from the mid-16th to the 19th centuries and stretched over 2,600 km (1,600 mi) from north of Mexico City to Santa Fe in today's New Mexico. This serial site comprises the Mexican part of the route, in the length of 1,400 km (870 mi), with an ensemble of 59 properties, such as mines, towns, former convents, bridges, and former ...