Lee Marmon, Grace Medicine Flower (Santa Clara). Potter.
Lee Marmon
1925-2021
Laguna Pueblo
Date
1976
Medium Specific
Photograph
Classification
Photograph
Dimensions
23 x 23 in. (58.4 x 58.4 cm)
Accession Number
2008.20.10.30
Credit
Gift of the Artist
Memo / Artist Statement
Grace Medicine Flower (b.1938) is a renowned potter who was among the first to introduce the sgraffito carving technique to Santa Clara pottery. Many of her family members are well known potters, including her father Camilio Tafoya and her brother Joseph Lonewolf.
Biography
One of America’s most renowned Native American photographers, Marmon began his career in 1947, photographing elders and members of his community in Laguna Pueblo, New Mexico. Over the past fifty years Marmon’s work has been exhibited nationally and internationally. His diverse portfolio includes work with Columbia Pictures, official photographer for the Bob Hope Desert Classic for eight years, a Commission for the White House in 1972, and most recently photographing for the American Indian College Fund. The portfolio features photographic prints from throughout his career.