Barbara (Sunbeam Tahn-Moo-Whe) Gonzales, San Ildefonso sgraffito jar
Barbara (Sunbeam Tahn-Moo-Whe) Gonzales
1947-
San Ildefonso
Alternative Name
Sunbeam Tahn-Moo-Whe
Date
1976
Classification
Ceramic
Dimensions
1 3/4 x 3 3/4 x 3 3/4 in. (4.4 x 9.5 x 9.5 cm.)
Accession Number
2021.35.30.80
Credit
Gift of Robert Fowler Dunn
Memo / Artist Statement
San Ildefonso Pueblo artist Barbara Gonzales is from a famous family of potters. Drawing on the traditions of her family, she expanded this tradition by personalizing her pottery she describes as slipped-designed polychrome with inlaid coral and turquoise on etched black and sienna wares, often inlaid on spider designs which she created in 1973.
Biography
Barbara Gonzales (1947- ) Tahn Moo Whe is an excellent potter and an extension of her famous great-grandmother, Maria Martinez, and her grandparents, Adam and Santana Martinez. Her mother, Anita Martinez, was also a potter.
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Date of Bio
Inscription
S Tahn-Moo-Whe' 3 - 76
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