Cresencia Tafoya, Santa Clara Pueblo bowl
Cresencia Tafoya
1918-1999
Santa Clara Pueblo
Date
1998
Classification
Ceramic
Dimensions
2 x 4 x 4 in. (5.1 x 10.2 x 10.2 cm)
Accession Number
2018.35.30.200
Credit
Gift of Carol and Don Tallman
Biography
Cresencia Tafoya was the matriarch of a family of potters including Harriet Tafoya, Annie Baca and Pauline Martinez. She was also a granddaughter of Pasquelita Tafoya, a daughter of Tomacita Tafoya and a niece of Celestina Naranjo. Cresencia was known for her black-on-black jars and wedding vases, her black sgraffito seed pots and her painted polychrome redware. Cresencia created a style of highly polished and tightly painted pottery which has been continued by her children. Cresencia won numerous awards for her pottery at Santa Fe Indian Market and other art events.
https://kinggalleries.com/brand/tafoya-cresencia-1918-1999/; https://www.eyesofthepot.com/santa-clara/cresencia-tafoya.php
https://kinggalleries.com/brand/tafoya-cresencia-1918-1999/; https://www.eyesofthepot.com/santa-clara/cresencia-tafoya.php
Date of Bio
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Crescencia, Sta Clara Pueblo (etched)
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