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American Indian Designs for Pottery, February 1-20, 1944

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Scope and Contents

An exhibition of pottery by Native American artists, including ancient works and designs by nineteenth and twentieth century Hopi, Zuni, Acoma, Tsia, Santa Ana, Santo Domingo, Cochiti, Tesuque, and San Ildefonso. The exhibition was arranged by F.H. Douglas, Curator of Indian Art at the Denver Art Museum and circulated by The American Federation of Arts.
The exhibition records span four folders and include an exhibition description, object list, planning correspondence, and registration receipts.

Dates

  • Creation: February 1-20, 1944

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

At this time, the exhibition records are unavailable to the public and will only be made available to FAMSF staff upon request.

Biographical / Historical

The artists represented in this exhibition are part of the Pueblo. Pueblo pottery are ceramic objects made by the indigenous Pueblo people and their antecedents, the Ancestral Puebloans and Mogollon cultures in the Southwestern United States and Northern Mexico. For centuries, pottery has been central to pueblo life as a feature of ceremonial and utilitarian usage. The clay is locally sourced, most frequently handmade, and fired traditionally in an earthen pit. These items take the form of storage jars, canteens, serving bowls, seed jars, and ladles, serving the needs of daily life. Some utility wares were undecorated except from simple corrugations or marks made with a stick or fingernail, however many examples for centuries were painted with abstract or representational motifs. Some pueblos made effigy vessels, fetishes or figurines such as Cochiti Pueblo. During modern times, pueblo pottery was produced specifically as an art form to serve an economic function. This role is not dissimilar to prehistoric times when pottery was traded throughout the Southwest, and in historic times after contact with the Spanish colonists.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pueblo_pottery

Extent

0.1 Linear Feet (The exhibition records span four folders.)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Abstract

An exhibition of pottery by Native American artists, including ancient works and designs by nineteenth and twentieth century artists. The exhibition was arranged by F.H. Douglas, Curator of Indian Art at the Denver Art Museum and circulated by The American Federation of Arts. The exhibition records span four folders.

Arrangement

The materials are separated by content and type and organized chronologically.

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