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Mata Ortiz Pottery Today
Guy Berger
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Description for Mata Ortiz Pottery Today
Num Pages: 176 pages, 236 color photos. BIC Classification: AFP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 310 x 236 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1390.
This distinctive pottery, made for use and for show at the village of Mata Ortiz, Mexico, evolved from Juan Quezada's first efforts in 1955 into a business that involves the village and now employs around 350 potters. Six distinct styles are presented: black, polychrome, sgraffito (etched), colored, miniature, and special shapes. Bowls, plates, vessels, and delightful figural pieces have recognizable glazes and coloring that have made Mata Ortiz pottery welcome in many ceramics collections today. This fresh and comprehensive book includes a fascinating discussion of similarities in the bird motif with Acoma Pueblo (New Mexico) pottery. Private and gallery pottery ... Read more
This distinctive pottery, made for use and for show at the village of Mata Ortiz, Mexico, evolved from Juan Quezada's first efforts in 1955 into a business that involves the village and now employs around 350 potters. Six distinct styles are presented: black, polychrome, sgraffito (etched), colored, miniature, and special shapes. Bowls, plates, vessels, and delightful figural pieces have recognizable glazes and coloring that have made Mata Ortiz pottery welcome in many ceramics collections today. This fresh and comprehensive book includes a fascinating discussion of similarities in the bird motif with Acoma Pueblo (New Mexico) pottery. Private and gallery pottery ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764334702
SKU
V9780764334702
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-2
About Guy Berger
Guy Berger is the owner of the Palms Trading Company, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Following his family's tradition in business, he specializes in acquiring pottery directly from native potters throughout the Southwest and Mexico. He is an author of the books Pueblo Pottery Families (3rd edition), and Pueblo and Navajo Contemporary Pottery and Directory of Artists, now in its second ... Read more
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