Lupe Loretto Lucero, Jemez Pueblo Storyteller
Lupe Loretto Lucero
1943-
Jemez Pueblo
Date
c.1989
Classification
Ceramic
Dimensions
7 1/2 x 6 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (19.1 x 16.5 x 14 cm.)
Accession Number
2025.35.30.36
Credit
Gift of Doris M. Lumsden
Biography
Lupe Loretto Lucero (also known as Leonora was born in 1943 and is the sister of other well-known potters: Alma Concha, Mary E. Toya, Fannie Loretto, Edna Coriz and Dorothy Trujillo. Lupe is originally from Jemez Pueblo but married into San Felipe Pueblo.
Lupe Lucero was born in 1943, and was taught by her sister Dorothy Trujillo (d) who lived at Cochiti Pueblo. Lupe makes traditional Koshare storytellers. Lupe like her sisters, including Alma Concha and Fannie Loretto, uses native Jemez clay and natural pigments. She has won awards at various venues, including the New Mexico State Fair for her work.
Southern Pueblo Pottery: 2,000 Artist Biographies by Gregory Schaaf.
https://www.penfieldgallery.com/artistsstoryteller/lupelucero-52.html
Lupe Lucero was born in 1943, and was taught by her sister Dorothy Trujillo (d) who lived at Cochiti Pueblo. Lupe makes traditional Koshare storytellers. Lupe like her sisters, including Alma Concha and Fannie Loretto, uses native Jemez clay and natural pigments. She has won awards at various venues, including the New Mexico State Fair for her work.
Southern Pueblo Pottery: 2,000 Artist Biographies by Gregory Schaaf.
https://www.penfieldgallery.com/artistsstoryteller/lupelucero-52.html
Inscription
L.Lupe Loretto Lucero, pictoral
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